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Crystal Lake (Pontiac, Michigan)

Coordinates: 42°37′17″N 83°18′14″W / 42.621332°N 83.303911°W / 42.621332; -83.303911
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Crystal Lake
Location of the lake in Michigan.
Location of the lake in Michigan.
Crystal Lake
LocationOakland County, Michigan
Coordinates42°37′17″N 83°18′14″W / 42.621332°N 83.303911°W / 42.621332; -83.303911
TypeLake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area83 acres (34 ha)[1]
Max. depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Surface elevation915 ft (279 m)[1]
SettlementsPontiac, Michigan

Crystal Lake is a private 83-acre (34 ha) lake along the main branch of the Clinton River in Pontiac in Oakland County, Michigan.

Upstream from Crystal Lake lies 532-acre (215 ha) Sylvan Lake.

Downstream, the Clinton River goes underground in Pontiac near Orchard Lake Road and Bagley Avenue. The river reappears, after being piped under Pontiac for 3,000 feet (910 m), near Union Street and E. Huron Street (M-59), where it winds its way eastward to Auburn Hills and beyond.[2]

Ironically, Crystal Lake was originally named Mud Lake.[3]

Golf

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There is a public golf course on Crystal Lake.[4]

Fish

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Fish on Crystal Lake include Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass and White Perch. [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crystal Lake
  2. ^ "Google". Google.com. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Crystal Lake Pontiac Michigan". Russ Ravary. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Crystal Lake Fishing near Pontiac, Michigan". Hookandbullet.com. Retrieved 1 September 2018.