Elizabeth Lake (Waterford, Michigan)
The lake is located south of Elizabeth Lake Road, north of Cass-Elizabeth Road, east of Cooley Lake Road, and west of Cass Lake Roads. The sand-bottom lake is 363 acres, making it the thirteenth largest lake in Oakland County, Michigan. At its deepest point, the lake is 72 feet deep.
Namesake
Elizabeth Lake was named for Elizabeth Cass, the wife of Territorial Governor of Michigan Lewis Cass
Surroundings
Elizabeth Lake is surrounded by residential neighborhoods on all sides of the lake, with many varieties of waterfront homes, ranging from 800 square foot to 5,400 square foot homes. The eclectic home styles on Elizabeth Lake include bungalows, Cape Cods, colonial, ranches and split levels. The homes on the lake were built as far back as the 1940s.
Fish
Elizabeth Lake contains a variety of fish, including black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, rock bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, walleye and yellow perch.
References
- ^ "Elizabeth Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved Jan 17, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Oakland County MI Lakes - LakePlace.com". www.lakeplace.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Elizabeth Cass - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage". www.myheritage.com.
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