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 Twin Lakes North , West, Middle,Twin
County: Muskegon County
State: Michigan
Acres: 177 square acres
Max Depth: 19 feet
Latitude: 43.36940°
Longitude: -86.17500°
North Lake is a all sports Lake in Muskegon county | |
 Blue Lake This is the biggest truly inland lake in Muskegon County. This all sports lake boasts exceptional fishing and seemingly endless sandy beach
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 Bear Lake Muskegon
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 List of Lake Names and Lake Maps arranged by county provided by the Dept. of Natural Resources
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 Mystery Lake Bridgton Township This is a great swimming lake that is full of pan fish, bluegills, and pike.
A 24 acre lake with 12 home north east of Muskegon | |
 Lake Michigan 
If you enjoy relaxing in the sun and enjoying a beautiful sunset, Lake Michigan is the place to live!
 Dave Medendorp can help you find the perfect Lake Michigan Property! Please go to Waterfront for Sale, now to see a complete listing of all waterfront property in Muskegon County.
Lake Michigan's waters allow for swimming, sailing, boating, water skiing, kayaking, parasailing, windsurfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, kite flying, volleyball and sand castle building - Lake Michigan's white sandy beaches is the perfect place to unwind.
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Lakeshore Sports can help you find the perfect watercraft for your new lakefront property!
The name Michigan comes from the Ojibwa Indian word mishigami, which means "great water"; Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America! It is the largest freshwater lake in the United States and the fifth largest lake in the world, providing the best fishing for steelhead, coho salmon, perch, chinook salmon, rainbow trout, lake trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and walleye in the Midwest!
 
Let Captian Drew, of Margie J Sport Fishing Charters, help you bring in the big one!
Learn about improving, preserving and promoting sport fishing in Lake Michigan.
22,178 sq mi (57,441 sq km), 307 mi (494 km) long and 30 to 120 mi (48—193 km) wide, bordered by Mich., Ind., Ill., and Wis.; third largest of the Great Lakes and the only one entirely within the United States. Its surface is 581 ft (177 m) above sea level, and the lake is 923 ft (281 m) deep. The Straits of Mackinac, its only natural outlet, connect the lake with Lake Huron to the northeast; the Illinois Waterway links Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico. Many islands are found in the northern part of the lake; the northern shorelines are indented, with Green Bay and Grand Traverse Bay the largest bays. The southern part of Lake Michigan has a regular shoreline necessitating the building of artificial harbors such as the Calumet Harbor, NE Ill. The Muskegon, Grand, Kalamazoo, Fox, and Menominee are the chief rivers flowing into Lake Michigan; the lake's current tends to clog the mouths of the rivers with sand. The Chicago River formerly flowed into the lake, but its course was reversed in 1900. Sand dunes border the eastern and southern shores of the lake; Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (see National Parks and Monuments, table) is there. The forested northern region of Lake Michigan is generally sparsely populated. The southern portion, located near the heart of the Midwest, is industrially important; the Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee urbanized area extends along the southwestern shore. Michigan City, Gary, Chicago, Racine, Milwaukee, and Escanaba are the major lakeside cities. Such urban and industrial concentration has led to growing pollution problems associated with the lake's waters. Prevailing westerly winds tempered by the lake give the eastern shore a moderate climate, making it a rich fruit belt and popular resort area. Lake Michigan was discovered in 1634 by the French explorer Jean Nicolet and was later explored by the French traders Marquette and Jolliet. French missionary and trade centers thrived there by the late 1600s. As part of the bitterly contested Northwest Territory, the area passed to England in 1763 and later to the United States in 1796. The area was isolated until the 1830s, when improvements in transportation brought settlers there. Ore, coal, and limestone are the main items moved on the lake. The Saint Lawrence Seaway has opened Lake Michigan to international trade. The southern part of the lake does not freeze over in the winter, but storms and ice halt interlake movement from December to April.
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 White Lake
County: Muskegon County
State: Michigan
Acres: 2,571 square acres
Max Depth: 71 feet
Latitude: 43.37720°
Longitude: -86.38030°
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 Muskegon Lake
Muskegon Lake Muskegon County
State: Michigan
Acres: 4,150 square acres
Max Depth: 79 feet
Latitude: 43.23610°
Longitude: -86.28310°
owned river mouth" directly connected to Lake Michigan by a navigation channel.
Approximately 11,000 years ago, Muskegon River (and the lake) formed by fluctuating Lake Michigan water levels and wind erosion of coastal sand dunes. The watershed was a continuous system of wetlands, marshes, riparian forests and sand dunes, prior to the lumbering era of the 1800's.
During the 1900's, the lake was dominated by industrial growth related to foundries, metal finishing facilities, petrochemical production and shipping.
Muskegon Lake's sub-watershed is one of fourteen (14) Areas of Concern (AOC) in Michigan. In 1985, the lake and tributaries were designated as an AOC because of degraded ecological conditions that correspond to criteria known as Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs).
Even though significant water quality improvements resulted from the diversion of municipal and industrial wastewater from the lake to the Muskegon County Wastewater Management System in 1973, problems remain.
During the 1980's and into the 2000's, Muskegon Lake's shoreline began to reflect more commercial and recreational uses, and heavy industry began to relocate.
To this day, Muskegon Lake remains an AOC because of water quality, sediment and habitat problems associated with urban runoff, dredging and filling at the shoreline, the historical discharges of polluted wastewater into the AOC, localized groundwater contamination moving toward the lake and its tributaries, and the potential effects on Lake Michigan.
City of Muskegon Water front redevelopment plan 1999
www.muskegonmi.gov/Business/Waterfront/ExecSum.asp
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 Mona Lake Norton Shores
Mona Lake InfoAcres: 695 square acres
Max Depth: 42 feet
Latitude: 43.18060°
Longitude: -86.25080° More info on Mna Lake www.lake-link.com
City endorses taxing board for Mona Lake
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
FROM LOCAL REPORTS
The Muskegon Heights City Council Monday voted unanimously to support efforts to create a board that would levy taxes for environmental improvements to Mona Lake.
The council still needs to schedule a public hearing before the new taxing district could be formed. The Norton Shores City Council has also endorsed formation of the lake board and set a public hearing for 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Norton Shores Public Library, 705 Seminole.
No vote of the public is required.
The Mona Lake Watershed Council and the Mona Lake Improvement Association have been studying the issue for a year. Their proposal would raise about $90,000 annually over five years for weed reduction, dredging and other improvements. Most of the 500 affected property owners and those with lakefront lots would pay $200 annually under the proposal. An estimated 95 property owners with deeded access but no frontage would pay 25 to 50 percent of that.
The new Mona Lake Board would be composed of representatives from Norton Shores, Muskegon Heights, the county drain commissioner's office and the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners, and a resident.
Mona Lake Watershed plan
www.muskegoncd.org/Mona_Lake_Addendum.pdf
Mona lake map
www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=43.18074&lon=-86.25171&s=100&size=l&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG25
see and buy photos
www.photography-plus.com/NortonShores.htm
Mona Lake - Mona Lake Park Beach
www.deq.state.mi.us/beach/public/site.aspx?SiteID=1112&Tab=TestResultshttp://
www.lake-link.com/maps/lake.cfm?LakeID=22882&View=Area_Maphttp://
www.nortonshores.org/index.asp?Type=B_LOC&SEC=%7BF6FE26DA-8AF9-4A83-9901-B9FD364A4E62%7D
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 Big Blue Lake Muskegon
County: Muskegon County
State: Michigan
Acres: 330 square acres
Max Depth: 50 feet
Latitude: 43.45390°
Longitude: -86.20420°
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 Half Moon Lake
County: Muskegon County
State: Michigan
Acres: 58 square acres
Max Depth: 70 feet
Latitude: 43.25860°
Longitude: -85.81030°
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Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership (MLWP
Topo Maps and Aerial Photos all lakes
LAKE MICHIGAN - Ordinary High Watermark
Lake Michigan Info link