Coldwater Lake is a lake located in Branch County, Michigan. This lake is 1,610 acres in size. It is 92.00 feet deep at its deepest point.

Features

Coldwater Lake in Branch County, Michigan is a recreational lake surrounded by homes on the majority of its sides, and is located approximately 3 miles north of the southern border of Michigan and 5 miles South of

Coldwater, Michigan Coldwater is a city in Branch County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,945. It is the county seat of Branch County, located in the center of the southern border of Michigan. The city is surrounded by Co ...

. The Lake feeds Coldwater River which runs north into the city of Coldwater. The Lake has many channels connecting more residents to the lake, and one connecting it to a chain of 5 lakes that end in

Quincy, Michigan Quincy is a village in Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,652 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Quincy Township on U.S. Highway 12. Note: there is also another Quincy Township in Houghton Count ...

. The lakes that are chained together to Coldwater Lake by these channels include East Long Lake, Wright Lake, Archer Lake, Middle Lake, and Marble Lake. The lake itself is a fairly shallow lake despite being 92 feet at its deepest, and has multiple sandbar and shallow areas. Coldwater Lake also hosts yearly fishing contests where anglers can expect to catch a variety of fish including Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye and Yellow Perch. On the southern portion of the lake is an island called

Iyopawa Island Iyopawa Island is an island in Coldwater Lake in Michigan, United States. It is the only island in Branch County. Its coordinates are , and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as in 1980. It is connected to the mainland by a ...

that also has multiple residents and a nine-hole golf course in the center of the island. Coldwater Lake also has a public boat landing and two more boat landings located at its two marinas.

History

Coldwater Lake was hit during the

1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak On April 10–12, 1965, a devastating severe weather event affected the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. The tornado outbreak produced 55 confirmed tornadoes in one day and 16 hours. The worst part of the outbreak oc ...

, and lost multiple houses.

References

{{authority control Lakes of Michigan Bodies of water of Branch County, Michigan