Lake Lavine is a small lake, , in south central Michigan. Located in Kinderhook Township,

Branch County, Michigan Branch County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 44,862. The county seat is Coldwater. As one of the " cabinet counties" it was named for the U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Branch under Presi ...

approximately from Kinderhook, Lake Lavine is situated approximately north of the Indiana state line: directly north of the Lake James chain of lakes located in Indiana. Lake Lavine is a deep lake (84 feet maximum) with steep drop-offs. Speed boats are allowed during the hours of 10:00 am until 6:30 pm. On the southeastern shore there is a state-operated public fishing site with a paved boat ramp. The terrain surrounding Lake Lavine is gently rolling woodlands, wetlands, farm fields, and vineyards. Approximately half of the shoreline is developed, with about 60 summer and permanent homes on the lake. The remaining shoreline is

wetlands A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...

and undeveloped woodland. The lake is primarily groundwater seepage fed, without any significant inlet and no outlet. Lake Lavine is within the headwaters of the Prairie River watershed. The

Prairie River (Michigan) The Prairie River is a small river that flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 through Branch and St. Joseph counties in Michigan. The river rises at in nort ...

flows westerly, joining the St. Joseph River just south of the community of Three Rivers. Almost half of the lakeshore is privately owned wetlands with no immediate plans for development. This lakes claim to fame is that John Dillinger hid here in until he was found and executed. Known for its exceptional fishing, Lake Lavine holds significant numbers of

perch Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Percif ...

, bass,

bluegill The bluegill (''Lepomis macrochirus''), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or "copper nose" as is common in Texas, is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and ...

and crappie. It was formally stocked by MDNR with rainbow trout. This was stopped in 2009 after illegal release of northern pike diminished the native habitat.

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Michigan Department of Natural ResourcesFishingworks.com
{{authority control Bodies of water of Branch County, Michigan

Lavine Lavine may refer to: * Charles Lavine (born 1947), a member of the New York State Assembly * Eric Lavine (born 1971), a Barbadian football player who played in the League of Ireland * Jacqueline Lavine (born 1929), an American swimmer *John Lavine, ...

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