Pentwater Lake

Pentwater Lake
The western section of the lake
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Location	Oceana County, Michigan
Coordinates	43°46′09″N 86°25′17″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 m^3)
Shore length^1	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 m^3), a volume of water that would cover 18 square miles (47 km^2) to a depth of 1 foot (0.30 m). Its shoreline is 6.2 miles (10.0 km) long.[2]

See also

• List of lakes in Michigan

References

1. "Pentwater Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Lake Facts". Pentwater Lake Improvement Board. Retrieved April 27, 2020.

External links

• Pentwater Lake Guidebook Pentwater Lake Improvement Board