Eagle Lake is a 19-acre lake in central Oakland County, Michigan. The lake has a maximum depth of 20 feet.[1] It is located in Waterford Township.[2]

Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake
Location	Oakland County, Michigan
Coordinates	42.697290°N 83.381125°W / 42.697290; -83.381125
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	19 acres (7.7 ha)
Max. depth	20 ft (6.1 m)
Settlements	Waterford Township

The lake is west of Dixie Highway, north of Walton Boulevard, and east of Sashabaw Road.

Eagle Lake connects with Woodhull Lake to the east.

Namesake

Eagle Lake was named for Solomon G. Eagle (1817-1890), who, along with his wife Ellen Eagle (1815-1877) and their five children, owned a 249-acre farm in sections 3 and 4 in Waterford Township on the northern shore of the lake that would bear their family name. Solomon was born in Ireland.[3][4]

Fish

Eagle Lake fish included bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, northern pike, rock bass, black crappie, largemouth bass, brown bullhead, bowfin and carp.[5]

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