Sylvan Lake (Michigan)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Sylvan Lake | |
|---|---|
  Sylvan Lake  Sylvan Lake | |
| Location | Oakland County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°37′04″N 83°20′15″W / 42.617791°N 83.337479°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 458 acres (185 ha)[1] |
| Max. depth | 71 ft (22 m) |
| Surface elevation | 928 ft (283 m)[2] |
| Islands | one |
| Settlements | Sylvan Lake, Michigan, Keego Harbor, Michigan and Waterford Township[3] |
Sylvan Lake is an all-sports, 458-acre (185 ha) Oakland County, Michigan lake along the main branch of the Clinton River.
To the north is 74-acre Otter Lake, which joins the 458-acre (185 ha) Sylvan Lake, for a total of 532 acres (215 ha) of lake, making it the seventh largest lake in Oakland County.
The lake lies in the city of Sylvan Lake, Michigan, in Keego Harbor, Michigan and in Waterford Township, Michigan and is west of Pontiac, Michigan. It is located north of Orchard Lake Road, south of Voorhies Road, east of Cass Lake Road and west of Telegraph Road.
Sylvan Lake connects to 12-acre (4.9 ha) Crystal Lake downstream and to 1,280-acre (520 ha) Cass Lake upstream, although there is a dam between the two lakes at Cass Lake Road.