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Van Norman Lake

Lake near Waterford, MI

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Van Norman Lake is a private, all-sports, 66-acre lake along the main branch of the Clinton River, in Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the lake lies within Independence Township; however, the southern portion of the lake is in Waterford Township. The lake was formed when a dam was built in the late 19th century on the Clinton River near Dixie Highway and Andersonville Road. Prior to then, a small pond existed in Waterford Village on the southeastern shore. The 90-foot-deep (27 m) lake currently has one island. There were three islands as late as the 1980s; however, two have since disappeared due to erosion. Van Norman Lake connects upstream to Lester Lake (12 acres) and Greens Lake (117 acres) to the east and downstream to Townsend Lake (26 acres) and Woodhull Lake…

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