Kent Lake is a 1,200-acre

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

lake formed by damming the Huron River near its headwaters. Kent Lake is mostly located in

Oakland County, Michigan Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the metropolitan Detroit area, located northwest of the city. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 1,274,395, making it the second-most populous county in Michigan, b ...

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and

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

Townships, with a small portion including its dam located in Green Oak Township,

Livingston County, Michigan Livingston County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 193,866. It is part of the Detroit- Warren- Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat and most populous city is Howell. The ...

. Conceived as a large recreational lake (it was a 70-acre natural lake prior to

impoundment Impoundment may refer to: Water control * The result of a dam, creating a body of water ** A reservoir, formed by a dam ** Coal slurry impoundment, a specialized form of such a reservoir used for coal mining and processing * Impounded dock, an enc ...

), Kent Lake was dammed in 1946 by the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority. The current lake lies entirely within

Kensington Metropark Kensington Metropark is a unit of the Huron–Clinton Metroparks system located between Milford and South Lyon, Michigan, USA. The park covers 4,543 acres (18.13 km2). It has wooded hilly terrain and surrounds Kent Lake (a dammed section o ...

and

Island Lake State Recreation Area Island Lake State Recreation Area is a state-run park in Green Oak Township, Livingston County, in metro Detroit in Michigan. The park lies on the Huron River and Kent Lake, an impoundment of the river, just downstream of Kensington Metropark ...

. It has a maximum speed limit of 10 mph.

Fish

Fish which may be found in Kent Lake include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye and Yellow Perch. Historically black crappie and bluegill were reported, but notable declines were reported in the 1990s.

References

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