Belleville Lake

Belleville Lake
View from Horizon Park in Belleville
Location of the lake within the state of Michigan, USA.
Location of the lake within the state of Michigan, USA.
Belleville Lake
Location within the state of Michigan
Location of the lake within the state of Michigan, USA.
Location of the lake within the state of Michigan, USA.
Belleville Lake
Belleville Lake (the United States)
LocationWashtenaw and Wayne County, Michigan
Coordinates42°12′43″N 83°29′47″W / 42.21194°N 83.49639°W / 42.21194; -83.49639
TypeFresh water
River sourcesHuron River
Basin countriesUnited States
First flooded1925[1]
Surface area1,270 acres (5.1 km2)[2]
Max. depth30 feet (9.1 m)[2]
Surface elevation650 feet (200 m)
Islands3 (unnamed)
SettlementsBelleville
Van Buren Township
Ypsilanti Township

Belleville Lake is a fresh water artificial reservoir located mostly within Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[3] A very small portion extends west into Washtenaw County.[2] The lake was created from the construction of the French Landing Dam and Powerhouse along the Huron River in 1925.[1]

  1. ^ a b Huron River Dams Network (November 2015). "French Landing Dam" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Michigan Department of Natural Resources (31 March 2003). "Lake inventory map: Belleville Lake" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belleville Lake