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Pentwater Lake
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The western section of the lake
Pentwater Lake is located in Michigan
Pentwater Lake
Pentwater Lake
Location in Michigan
Location Oceana County, Michigan
Coordinates 43°46′09″N 86°25′17″W / 43.7692095°N 86.4212561°W / 43.7692095; -86.4212561
Primary inflows Pentwater River
Primary outflows Pentwater Lake Channel
Max. length 1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Max. width 4,756 feet (1,450 m)
Surface area 431 acres (174 ha)
Average depth 27 feet (8.2 m)
Max. depth 50 feet (15 m)
Water volume 15,900 acre-feet (19,600,000 m3)
Shore length1 6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Surface elevation 581 feet (177 m)
Settlements Pentwater
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Pentwater Lake is a water body adjacent to the village of Pentwater, Michigan. Its primary inlet is the Pentwater River; its outlet is a man-made channel flowing into Lake Michigan.

Pentwater Lake has a surface area of 431 acres, a maximum depth of 50 feet, and an average depth of 27 feet. The lake contains 11,590 acre-feet—a volume of water that would cover 18 square miles to a depth of one foot. Its shoreline is 6.2 miles long.

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