Torch Lake (Antrim County, Michigan)
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| Location | Antrim County, Kalkaska County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44°59′00″N 85°18′30″W / 44.98333°N 85.30833°WCoordinates: 44°59′00″N 85°18′30″W / 44.98333°N 85.30833°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 19 mi |
| Max. width | 2 mi (3.2 km) |
| Surface area | 18,770 acres (7,600 ha) |
| Average depth | 111 ft (34 m) |
| Max. depth | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Water volume | 0.78 cu mi (3.3 km3) |
| Surface elevation | 591 feet (180 m) |
| Islands | None |
| Settlements | Alden, Eastport, Clam River, Torch Lake, Kewadin |
Torch Lake at 19 miles (31 km) long is Michigan's longest inland lake and at approximately 18,770 acres (76 km²) is Michigan's second largest inland lake. Surrounding it are several townships including Torch Lake Township, Central Lake Township, Forest Home Township, Helena Township, and Milton Township in Antrim County and Clearwater Township in Kalkaska County, Michigan. Several villages and hamlets lie along its shore, including Alden, Eastport, Clam River, and Torch Lake. The lake is about 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Traverse City and is separated by narrow strips of land from both Grand Traverse Bay on the northwest and Elk Lake at the southwest end. The lake is about two miles (3.2 km) wide and is centered at 44°59′00″N 85°18′30″W / 44.98333°N 85.30833°W. It has a maximum depth of 285 feet (87 m) just off the east end of Campbell Rd. (Milton Twp.) and an average depth of 111 feet (34 m), making it Michigan's deepest inland lake. It is a popular lake for fishing, featuring lake trout, rock bass, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, muskellunge, Pike, ciscoes, brown trout, steelhead, rainbow trout, atlantic salmon and whitefish.
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