Grand Sable Lake

Grand Sable Lake
Grand Sable Lake
	Grand Sable Lake
	Grand Sable Lake
Location	Alger County, Michigan
Coordinates	46°38′17.45″N 86°2′24.47″W / 46.6381806°N 86.0401306°W
Primary inflows	Towes, Rhody, DeMull Creeks.
Primary outflows	Sable Creek
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	2.2 mi (3.5 km)
Max. width	0.7 mi (1.1 km)
Surface area	630 acres (250 ha)
Average depth	40 ft (12 m)
Max. depth	85 ft (26 m)
Surface elevation	741 feet (226 m)

Grand Sable Lake is an undeveloped lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula near the town of Grand Marais, Michigan. It lies within the boundaries of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

County Highway H-58 runs along the northwestern shore of the lake and provides access to the Grand Sable Dunes which overlook the lake. Additionally, there is a sandy beach and picnic area available to visitors. There is a concrete boat access site on the eastern shore of the lake.

The soils around Grand Sable Lake are very sandy and the shoreline is mostly wooded^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "Grand Sable Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/2007-33_Grand_Sable_Lake_196525_7.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[GNIS-1] "Grand Sable Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[2] ttp://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/2007-33_Grand_Sable_Lake_196525_7.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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