Fisk Lake

Fisk Lake
Fisk Lake
Location	East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Coordinates	42°57′22″N 85°37′13″W
Type	natural
Primary inflows	Dredged channel from Reeds Lake
Primary outflows	Coldbrook Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	26 acres (0.1 km^2)
Surface elevation	732 feet (223 m)[1]

Fisk Lake is a freshwater lake in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It was named for John Fisk.[2] Now primarily valued for scenic purposes, it was originally used as a source of ice for Grand Rapids, Michigan[3] and the Chicago meatpacking industries. It receives water from Reeds Lake, and drains to the Grand River by way of Coldbrook Creek.

See also

• List of lakes in Michigan

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fisk Lake
2. Goss, Dwight (1906). History of Grand Rapids and its Industries. Vol. 1. Chicago: C.F. Cooper. p. 485. OCLC 4228741.
3. Baxter, Albert (1974) [1891]. "Chapter XLV: Navigation" (Google Books). History of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan : with an appendix--History of Lowell, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Grand Rapids Historical Society. p. 522. OCLC 2841595. Retrieved 24 October 2009.

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