Lake Angelus (Michigan)
| Lake Angelus | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oakland County, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°41′32″N 83°19′45″W / 42.692109°N 83.329036°WCoordinates: 42°41′32″N 83°19′45″W / 42.692109°N 83.329036°W |
| Surface area | 477 acres (193 ha) |
| Max. depth | 88 ft (27 m) |
| Islands | One |
| Settlements | Auburn Hills |
Lake Angelus is a private, all-sports, 477 acres (193 ha) lake in Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community of Lake Angelus is at the lake.[1]
Lake Angelus is primarily located in Auburn Hills, except for a portion of the western portion of the lake which lies in Waterford Township.[2]
Lake Angelus is the ninth-largest lake in Oakland County and the eighth-deepest lake in Oakland County.[3]
The ten largest lakes in Oakland County are:
1. Cass Lake 1,280 acres
2. Kent Lake 1,200 acres
3. Orchard Lake 795 acres
4. Walled Lake 670 acres
5. Pontiac Lake 640 acres
6. White Lake 540 acres
7. Sylvan Lake 532 acres
8. Lake Orion 506 acres
9. Lake Angelus 477 acres
10. Union Lake 465 acres
The ten deepest lakes in Oakland County are:[4]
1. Cass Lake 123 feet
2. Maceday Lake 117 feet
3t. Orchard Lake 110 feet
3t. Union Lake 110 feet
5. Walnut Lake 101 feet
6t. Van Norman Lake 90 feet
6t. Pine Lake 90 feet
8. Lake Angelus 88 feet
9t. Loon Lake 73 feet
9t. Silver Lake 73 feet
Name
In the early 1900s, the lake was called Three Mile Lake. During the 1920s, the lake was renamed Lake Angelus by Mrs. Sollace B. Collidge.[5]
Fish
Fish in Lake Angelus include pumpkinseed sunfish, largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike and crappie.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.oaklandcountylakefronthomesmi.com/-LAKE-ANGELUS-AUBURN-HILLS-MICH
- ↑ https://waterfordmi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/460
- ↑ http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10364_52261_52964_66796-67601--,00.html
- ↑ http://www.lakelubbers.com/michigan-deepest-lakes-in-michigan-L33-C3/
- ↑ MITowns.org - Lake Angelus, MI
- ↑ http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-lake-angelus-auburn-hills-mi/