| Long Lake | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Long_Lake_Traverse_City.jpg) Dusk view of Long Lake from the north shore | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_USA_Michigan.png)  Long Lake | |
| Location | Long Lake and Green Lake townships, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 44°43′23″N 85°45′28″W / 44.72306°N 85.75778°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary inflows | Mickey Lake, Ruth Lake, Fern Lake, Page Lake |
| Primary outflows | Platte River[1] |
| Max. length | 3.96 mi (6.37 km) |
| Max. width | 1.86 mi (2.9 km) |
| Surface area | 2,860 acres (12 km2)[1] |
| Average depth | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Max. depth | 88 ft (27 m)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 16.71 mi (26.9 km) |
| Surface elevation | 846 feet (258 m)[2] |
| Islands | Picnic Island, Long Island, Fox Island, South Island, Brush Island |
| Settlements | Neal (ghost town), Long Lake Peninsula |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Long Lake is a large lake in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Located about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Traverse City, Long Lake is the largest lake in Grand Traverse County, and the 30th-largest inland lake in Michigan by surface area.[2] Its maximum depth of 70 feet (21 m) makes it the fifth-deepest lake in Grand Traverse County. Long Lake is home to the largest nesting population of loons in the Lower Peninsula.[3]
Long Lake is primarily within the eponymous Long Lake Township, although a small portion extends south into Green Lake Township. The lake is the primary source of the Platte River, which flows west through Benzie County to Lake Michigan.
- ^ a b c Miller, J.B., and Thompson, T., 1970. Compilation of data for Michigan lakes: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File-Report, 368 p.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan)
- ^ rkiehle. "Fish & Wildlife". Long Lake Association. Retrieved 2023-01-23.