LAKE LEELANAU

'Lake Leelanau' lies in the Leelanau Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The entire lake -- which includes two bodies of water, usually referred to as ''North Lake Leelanau'' and ''South Lake Leelanau'' -- covers about and lies within Leelanau County. The lake is also sometimes known as 'Carp Lake.'

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Location

Activities

References

External links

Location

Lake Leelanau connects on the northwest to the Leland River, which runs for one mile to Lake Michigan. Between North Lake Leelanau and South Lake Leelanau the water narrows for about a mile near the unincorporated community of Lake Leelanau.
A bridge crosses the narrows on M-204. Just south of the bridge is Fountain Point, an historic and scenic landmark as well as a popular summer resort.
On the southern end, South Lake Leelanau ends in a marshy area fed by several small creeks, and the waters access the community of Cedar in Solon Township.
Lake Leelanau runs through the middle of the Leelanau Peninsula; it is about 1.5 miles at its widest. The south lake includes , the north lake includes , and the lakes have a total shoreline of about 41.2 miles. The south lake has an average depth of 25 feet, and a maximum depth of 62 feet; the north lake has an average depth of 43 feet and a maximum depth of 121 feet.^[1]

Activities

Recreational activities on the lake include water skiing, boating, sailing and fishing.^[2]

References

1. Leelanau County report
2. Fishing on Lake Leelanau

External links

★ Fountain Point Resort website