Leggets Lake (Waterford Township, Michigan)

Leggets Lake
Location Oakland County, Michigan
Coordinates 42°41′17″N 83°21′14″W / 42.688024°N 83.353814°W / 42.688024; -83.353814Coordinates: 42°41′17″N 83°21′14″W / 42.688024°N 83.353814°W / 42.688024; -83.353814
Basin countries United States
Surface area 25 acres (10 ha)
Max. depth 10 ft (3.0 m)
Settlements Waterford Township

Leggets Lake is located in Waterford Township, Michigan, United States. The 25-acre lake lies south of Walton Blvd. near Clintonville Rd.[1] At its deepest point, the lake is 10 feet deep.[2][3]

Leggets Lake connects to Lake Oakland to the north.[4]

History

Leggets Lake (originally Leggett's Lake) is named for Mortimer Leggett (b.1837-d.1930) who came from New York to Waterford and settled on a 140-acre farm next to the lake that would bear his family name.[5]

Fish

Wormer Lake fish include Largemouth Bass, Bluegill and Yellow Perch.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Google Maps". Google.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
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  4. ↑ "Oakland Lake" (PDF). Michigan.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  5. ↑ "Waterford Township, Atlas: Oakland County 1908, Michigan Historical Map". Historicmapworks.com. 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  6. ↑


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