Van Etten Lake is a lake in
Iosco County, Michigan
Iosco County ( , ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan; its eastern border is formed by Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,237. The county seat is Tawas City.
Etymology of Iosco
''Iosco'' has traditionally been sai ...
. The lake is largely developed with houses surrounded by dense forest. The bottom is mainly clay and it has a maximum depth of .
The lake flows through the
Pine River into the
Au Sable River and then into
Lake Huron
Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrology, Hydrologically, it comprises the easterly portion of Lake Michigan–Huron, having the same surface elevation as Lake Michigan, to which it is connected by the , Strait ...
.
The Van Etten Lake State Forest Campground and
Oscoda–Wurtsmith Airport
Oscoda–Wurtsmith Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Oscoda, an unincorporated community in Iosco County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the Oscoda– ...
make up large parts of the lakes western shoreline.
See also
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List of lakes in Michigan
This is a list of lakes in Michigan. The United States, American state of Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes, Great Lakes.
The number of inland lakes in Michigan depends on the minimum size. There are:
* 62,798 lakes ≥
* 26,266 lak ...
References
Lakes of Michigan
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