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Townsend Lake
Location of the lake in Michigan.
Location of the lake in Michigan.
Townsend Lake
Location in Michigan
Location Oakland County, Michigan
Coordinates 42°42′24″N 83°24′05″W / 42.706549°N 83.401381°W / 42.706549; -83.401381
Basin countries United States
Surface area 26 acres (11 ha)
Max. depth 55 ft (17 m)
Surface elevation 290 meters (951 feet)
Settlements Independence Township

Townsend Lake is a 26-acre lake in Independence Township in Oakland County, Michigan along the main branch of the Clinton River.

Townsend Lake connects upstream to 66-acre Van Norman Lake and downstream to 135-acre Woodhull Lake.

Namesake

Townsend Lake was named for Townsend Carpenter Beardslee (b. 1832, d. 1863). The son of John W. Beardslee (the first settler in Independence Township), Townsend was the first white child born in the township.

Fish

Fish in Townsend Lake include pumpkinseed sunfish, largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike and crappie.

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