Long Nose Gars in Torch Lake Michigan

Torch Lake is a lake in the Northern Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. At 19 miles long, is Michigan's longest inland lake, and at approximately 29.3 mi, it is Michigan's second largest inland lake, after Houghton Lake. It has a maximum depth of 310 feet and an average depth of 111 feet, making it Michigan's deepest inland lake, as well as the s…
Torch Lake is a lake in the Northern Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. At 19 miles long, is Michigan's longest inland lake, and at approximately 29.3 mi, it is Michigan's second largest inland lake, after Houghton Lake. It has a maximum depth of 310 feet and an average depth of 111 feet, making it Michigan's deepest inland lake, as well as the state's largest by volume.
  • Location: Antrim & Kalkaska counties, Michigan, U.S.
  • Etymology: waaswaaganing (Ojibwe) 'place of torches'
  • Primary inflows: Clam River
  • Primary outflows: Torch River
  • Basin countries: United States
  • Max. length: 19 miles (31 km)
  • Max. width: 2 miles (3.2 km)

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