Pentwater Lake
Pentwater Lake | |
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![]() The western section of the lake | |
Location | Oceana County, Michigan |
Coordinates | 43°46′09″N 86°25′17″W / 43.7692095°N 86.4212561°W[1] |
Primary inflows | Pentwater River |
Primary outflows | Pentwater Lake Channel |
Max. length | 1.8 mi (2.9 km) |
Max. width | 4,756 ft (1.450 km) |
Surface area | 431 acres (174 ha) |
Average depth | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
Max. depth | 50 ft (15 m) |
Water volume | 15,900 acre⋅ft (19,600,000 m3) |
Shore length1 | 6.2 mi (10.0 km) |
Surface elevation | 581 ft (177 m)[1] |
Settlements | Pentwater |
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 (174 ha), a maximum depth of 50 feet (15 m), and an average depth of 27 feet (8.2 m). The lake contains 11,590 acre-feet (14,300,000 m3), a volume of water that would cover 18 square miles (47 km2) to a depth of 1 foot (0.30 m). Its shoreline is 6.2 miles (10.0 km) long.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pentwater Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lake Facts". Pentwater Lake Improvement Board. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Pentwater Lake Guidebook Pentwater Lake Improvement Board