Morgan Lake (Waterford Township, Michigan)

Morgan Lake
Location Oakland County, Michigan
Coordinates 42°41′39″N 83°20′36″W / 42.694199°N 83.343269°W / 42.694199; -83.343269Coordinates: 42°41′39″N 83°20′36″W / 42.694199°N 83.343269°W / 42.694199; -83.343269
Surface area 28 acres (11 ha)
Max. depth 25 ft (7.6 m)
Settlements Waterford 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. ↑ http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/SPATIALDATALIBRARY/PDF_MAPS/INLAND_LAKE_MAPS/OAKLAND/MORGAN_LAKE.PDF
  2. ↑ http://www.oaklandcountylakefronthomesmi.com/MORGAN-LAKE-WATERFORD-TOWNSHIP-MICH
  3. ↑ http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/21045/Waterford/Oakland+County+1872/Michigan/
  4. ↑ http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-morgan-lake-waterford-mi/

Rainbow Trout Brook Trout Crappie

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