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| Fisk Lake | |
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  Fisk Lake Location within Michigan | |
| Location | East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°57′22″N 85°37′13″W / 42.95611°N 85.62028°W |
| Type | natural |
| Dredged channel from Reeds Lake | |
| Coldbrook Creek | |
| Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 26 acres (0.1 km2) |
Surface elevation | 732 feet (223 m)[1] |
Fisk Lake is a freshwater lake in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It was named for John Fisk.[2] Now primarily valued for scenic purposes, it was originally used as a source of ice for Grand Rapids, Michigan[3] and the Chicago meatpacking industries. It receives water from Reeds Lake, and drains to the Grand River by way of Coldbrook Creek.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fisk Lake
- ↑ Goss, Dwight (1906). History of Grand Rapids and its Industries. Vol. 1. Chicago: C.F. Cooper. p. 485. OCLC 4228741.
- ↑ Baxter, Albert (1974) [1891]. "Chapter XLV: Navigation" (Google Books). History of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan : with an appendix--History of Lowell, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Grand Rapids Historical Society. p. 522. OCLC 2841595. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
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