White Lake (Michigan)

Coordinates: 43°22′38″N 86°22′49″W / 43.37722°N 86.38028°W / 43.37722; -86.38028
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White Lake is the name of several lakes in the U.S. state of Michigan. The largest one is formed by the White River flowing to its mouth on Lake Michigan in Muskegon County.

The 'Mouth' of the White River on Lake Michigan

Muskegon County[edit]

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White Lake is located in Michigan
White Lake
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White Lake is located in the United States
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White Lake
LocationMuskegon County, Michigan
Coordinates43°22′38″N 86°22′49″W / 43.37722°N 86.38028°W / 43.37722; -86.38028
TypeLake
Primary inflowsWhite River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area2,571 acres (1,040 ha)[1]
Max. depth71 ft (22 m)[1]
Surface elevation581 ft (177 m)[1]
SettlementsMontague, Montague Township, White River Township, Whitehall, Whitehall Township, Fruitland Township

The largest White Lake is in Muskegon County, Michigan, formed by the White River near its mouth on Lake Michigan. The city of Montague, Montague Township and White River Township are on the north side of the lake. The city of Whitehall, Whitehall Township, and Fruitland Township are on the south side of the lake. The unincorporated community of Wabaningo is situated where the lake flows through a short navigation channel into Lake Michigan at 43°22′31″N 86°25′36″W / 43.37528°N 86.42667°W / 43.37528; -86.42667.

The lake takes its name from the white clay that long formed around its banks, which in the 18th and 19th centuries was used for washing by the lake's Ottawa residents.[2] The Ottawa called the lake Waabigankiishkbogong, meaning "The Place of White Clay."[3]

Others[edit]

Other smaller lakes are located in the following counties:

Other White Lakes are in

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Lake (Michigan)
  2. ^ Hubbard, Gurdon S. (1888). The Autobiography of Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard. Chicago: Lakeside Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-46-979555-6.
  3. ^ McClurken, James M. (2009). Our People, Our Journey: The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press. pp. xix. ISBN 978-0-87013-855-3.

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