Long Lake (Grand Traverse County, Michigan)
| Long Lake | |
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Dusk view of Long Lake from the north shore | |
| 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 |
| Max. length | 3.96 mi (6.37 km) |
| Max. width | 1.86 mi (2.9 km) |
| Surface area | 2,860 acres (12 km2) |
| Average depth | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Max. depth | 88 ft (27 m) |
| Shore length1 | 16.71 mi (26.9 km) |
| Surface elevation | 846 feet (258 m) |
| 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. 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.
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.