Starvation Lake

Starvation Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Starvation Lake
image_lake =
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Kalkaska County, Michigan
coords = coord|44.845|N|84.950|W|region:US-MI_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type =
inflow = "underwater springs", "precipitation"
outflow =
catchment =
basin_countries = United States
length = convert|0.8|mi|km|1
width =
area = convert|125|acre|km2|1
depth =
max-depth = convert|47|ft|m|abbr=on
volume =
residence_time =
shore =
elevation =
islands =
cities =

Starvation Lake is a small recreational and fishing lake in Kalkaska County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The convert|125|acre|km2|1|sing=on lake is approximately convert|0.8|mi|km|1 long and has a maximum depth of convert|47|ft|m. The lake is fed primarily from submerged springs with the remainder from direct rainfall and runoff.

The unusual name has been explained in local folklore. The area around the lake, prior to being developed, was used primarily for hunting and trapping. It has been said that a hunter was setting traps near the water’s edge when he got trapped in one himself. Before help could arrive he had died from starvation.

External links

* [http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/SPATIALDATALIBRARY/PDF_MAPS/INLAND_LAKE_MAPS/KALKASKA/STARVATION_LAKE.PDF Michigan DNR map of Starvation Lake]


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