White Lake (White Lake Township, Michigan)

White Lake^[2] is an all-sports, 540-acre (220 ha) lake in White Lake Township, Michigan.^[3]

White Lake
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Location	Oakland County, Michigan
Coordinates	42°40′10″N 83°33′56″W
Type	Lake
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	540 acres (220 ha)[1]
Max. depth	32 ft (9.8 m)
Surface elevation	1,017 ft (310 m)[2]
Settlements	White Lake Township

It is the sixth largest lake in Oakland County.^[4]

Potawatomi, Chippewa and Ottawa Native Americans lived, traveled and camped in this area including on the shores of White Lake which they called “white” or “clear” and that is where the name of the lake and township originated.