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Pentwater Lake

Coordinates: 43°46′09″N 86°25′17″W / 43.7692095°N 86.4212561°W / 43.7692095; -86.4212561
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Pentwater Lake
The western section of the lake
Pentwater Lake is located in Michigan
Pentwater Lake
Pentwater Lake
LocationOceana County, Michigan
Coordinates43°46′09″N 86°25′17″W / 43.7692095°N 86.4212561°W / 43.7692095; -86.4212561[1]
Primary inflowsPentwater River
Primary outflowsPentwater Lake Channel
Max. length1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Max. width4,756 feet (1,450 m)
Surface area431 acres (174 ha)
Average depth27 feet (8.2 m)
Max. depth50 feet (15 m)
Water volume15,900 acre-feet (19,600,000 m3)
Shore length16.2 miles (10.0 km)
Surface elevation581 feet (177 m)[1]
SettlementsPentwater
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Pentwater Lake is a water body adjacent to the village of Pentwater, Michigan. Its primary inlet is the Pentwater River; its outlet is a man-made channel flowing into Lake Michigan.

Pentwater Lake has a surface area of 431 acres, a maximum depth of 50 feet, and an average depth of 27 feet. The lake contains 11,590 acre-feet—a volume of water that would cover 18 square miles to a depth of one foot. Its shoreline is 6.2 miles long.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Pentwater Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Lake Facts". Pentwater Lake Improvement Board. Retrieved April 27, 2020.