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Morgan Lake (Waterford Township, Michigan)

Coordinates: 42°41′39″N 83°20′36″W / 42.694199°N 83.343269°W / 42.694199; -83.343269
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Morgan Lake
Location of the lake in Michigan.
Location of the lake in Michigan.
Morgan Lake
LocationOakland County, Michigan
Coordinates42°41′39″N 83°20′36″W / 42.694199°N 83.343269°W / 42.694199; -83.343269
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area28 acres (11 ha)
Max. depth25 ft (7.6 m)
SettlementsWaterford Township

Morgan Lake is a lake located in Waterford Township, Michigan. It borders Lake Angelus Rd. and is just east of Clintonville Rd.

The 28-acre lake is a private lake with two beaches for its residents. At its deepest point, the lake is 25 feet deep.[1][2]

Namesake

Morgan Lake was named for Charles Morgan (1802-1875) who was an early settler on the shores of the lake that would later bear his family name. Morgan settled in section 1 of Waterford Township on a 120-acre farm on the lake's southeast end.[3]

Fish

Morgan Lake fish include rainbow trout, brook trout and crappie[4]

References

  1. ^ "Map" (PDF). www.dnr.state.mi.us.
  2. ^ "MORGAN LAKE WATERFORD TOWNSHIP MICH". Russ Ravary.
  3. ^ LLC., Historic Map Works. "Waterford, Atlas: Oakland County 1872, Michigan Historical Map". www.historicmapworks.com.
  4. ^ "Morgan Lake Fishing near Waterford, Michigan - HookandBullet.com". www.hookandbullet.com.