Elizabeth Lake (Waterford, Michigan)

Elizabeth Lake is a freshwater lake located in Waterford Township, Michigan, along the Clinton River. It connects upstream to 90-acre Crescent Lake and downstream to 1,280-acre Cass Lake.

Elizabeth Lake
Elizabeth Lake
LocationOakland County, Michigan
Coordinates42.631918°N 83.379407°W / 42.631918; -83.379407
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area363 acres (147 ha)
Max. depth72 ft (22 m)
Surface elevation928 feet (283 m)[1]
SettlementsElizabeth Lake, Michigan Waterford Township[2]

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.[3]

Namesake

Elizabeth Lake was named for Elizabeth Cass, the wife of Territorial Governor of Michigan Lewis Cass[4]

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.[3]

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.[5]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elizabeth Lake (Waterford, Michigan)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2016-08-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Oakland County MI Lakes - LakePlace.com". www.lakeplace.com.
  4. "Elizabeth Cass - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage". www.myheritage.com.
  5. "Loon Lake".
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