Fife Lake (/faɪf/ FYFE) is a lake in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.[2] Located primarily in Fife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, a small portion extends east into Springfield Township, Kalkaska County. The eponymous village of Fife Lake lies upon the lake's northern and western shores.
| Fife Lake | |
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 Fife Lake at Sunset | |
  Fife Lake | |
| Location | Fife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County and Springfield Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 44°34′0.66″N 85°20′38.27″W / 44.5668500°N 85.3439639°W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary inflows | Inlet Creek |
| Primary outflows | Fife Lake Outlet (Manistee River) |
| Surface area | 617 acres (2 km2)[1] |
| Max. depth | 55 ft (17 m)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m)[1] |
| Islands | Helen Island, Florence Island |
| Settlements | Fife Lake |
The lake and village are named for William H. Fife, a postmaster from Yuba, elsewhere in Grand Traverse County.[3]
Fife Lake is part of the Manistee River watershed. Water from Fife Lake crosses south into Wexford County before encountering the Manistee River, where it flows west to Lake Michigan.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Fife Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ "FIFE LAKE OUTLET NEAR FIFE LAKE, MI". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
44°37′45.59″N 85°45′5.63″W / 44.6293306°N 85.7515639°W
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