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Loon Lake (Waterford Township, Michigan)

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Basin countries
  
United States

Max. depth
  
73 ft (22 m)

Area
  
98 ha

Cities
  
Waterford Township

Surface area
  
243 acres (98 ha)

Settlements
  
Waterford Township

Surface elevation
  
289 m

Location
  
Oakland County, Michigan

Loon Lake is a freshwater lake located in Waterford Township, Michigan. It borders Dixie Highway on the west and is south of Walton Blvd. on the north. The sand-bottom lake is 243 acres, making it the 18th largest lake in Oakland County, Michigan and one of the largest in Waterford Township.

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Map of Loon Lake, Waterford Twp, MI, USA

Loon Lake is located on the upper reaches of the Clinton River watershed. The Clinton River enters Lake Loon on the north end from Lake Oakland upstream.

The Clinton River exits to the southwest downstream of Loon Lake.

Loon Lake also connects to Silver Lake to the east.

From Loon Lake, the Clinton River heads west toward the Drayton Plains State Fish Hatchery and then winds its way southward to Cass Lake.

At its deepest point, the lake is 73 feet deep, making it the ninth deepest lake in Oakland County.

The ten deepest lakes in Oakland County are:

1. Cass Lake (Waterford Twp. and West Bloomfield Twp.) 123 feet 2. Maceday Lake (Waterford Twp.) 117 feet 3t. Orchard Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 110 feet 3t. Union Lake (Commerce Twp.) 110 feet 5. Walnut Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 101 feet 6t. Van Norman Lake (Independence Twp. and Waterford Twp.) 90 feet 6t. Pine Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 90 feet 8. Lake Angelus (Auburn Hills) 88 feet 9t. Loon Lake (Waterford Twp.) 73 feet 9t. Silver Lake (Waterford Twp.) 73 feet

Loon Lake is surrounded by residential neighborhoods on all sides except the western shoreline. The community, formerly called Drayton Plains, is on the lake to the west. In the 1960s, Loon Lake hosted annual hydroplane boat races.

Fish

Loon Lake contains a variety of fish, including Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sunfish, Walleye and Yellow Perch.

References

Loon Lake (Waterford Township, Michigan) Wikipedia