| Townsend Lake | |
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| Location | Oakland County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°42′24″N 83°24′05″W / 42.706549°N 83.401381°W / 42.706549; -83.401381 |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| Max. depth | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Surface elevation | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Settlements | Independence Township |
Townsend Lake is a 26-acre (11 ha) lake in Independence Township in Oakland County, Michigan along the main branch of the Clinton River.
Townsend Lake connects upstream to 66-acre (27 ha) Van Norman Lake and downstream to 135-acre (55 ha) Woodhull Lake.
Namesake
Townsend Lake was named for Townsend Carpenter Beardslee (b. 1832, d. 1863). The son of John W. Beardslee (the first settler in Independence Township), Townsend was the first white child born in the township.
Fish
Fish in Townsend Lake include pumpkinseed sunfish, largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike and crappie.
References
- "Map" (PDF). www.dnr.state.mi.us.
- "Townsend Lake". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "TOWNSEND LAKE INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP MICH". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "Van Norman Lake (in Oakland County, MI)". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "Find A Grave Search Results". findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- Seeley, Thaddeus De Witt (1 January 1912). "History of Oakland County, Michigan: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests". Lewis Publishing Company. Retrieved 4 June 2016 – via Google Books.
- "Townsend Lake Fishing near Waterford, Michigan - HookandBullet.com". Retrieved 3 February 2017.