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Houghton Lake (/ ˈ h oʊ t ən /; HOH-tən) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 5,294 during the 2020 census, making it the largest unincorporated community in Northern Michigan.
The Houghton Lake Flats Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is a protected wildlife area located in rural Lake Township within Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The wildlife management area incorporates 1,830 acres (7.41 km 2) of artificially restored marsh and wetlands just west of Houghton Lake.
The Limberlost Swamp in the eastern part of the present-day U.S. state of Indiana was a large, nationally known wetlands region with streams that flowed into the Wabash River. It originally covered 13,000 acres (53 km 2 ) of present-day Adams and Jay counties.
Houghton Lake is a lake in Roscommon County, Michigan. The unincorporated community of Prudenville is at the southeastern end of the lake, while the unincorporated communities of Houghton Lake and Houghton Lake Heights are on the southwest and west shores. It is the largest inland lake in the state of Michigan, and one of the largest natural ...
The area's headquarters are located at the Houghton Lake DNR Wildlife Office at 8717 North Roscommon Road in the nearby village of Roscommon. [4] The wildlife management area itself is mostly accessible from U.S. Route 127 exit 194 ( M-55 ) and County Road 300, and the overall area is sparsely populated.
Houghton Lake, Michigan, an unincorporated community and census-designated place Houghton Lake Heights, Michigan, an unincorporated community; Houghton Lake State Airport, an airport within Houghton Lake Heights; Houghton Lake Flats Flooding State Wildlife Management Area, a protected area in Roscommon County; Houghton Lake (Ogemaw County ...
A bridge along East Higgins Lake Drive passes over the inconspicuous dam. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources closely monitors the water levels within the Cut River, as it is a popular spawning location for walleye in Houghton Lake. Because of the small dam, fish within Houghton Lake can no longer travel to Higgins Lake.
The Reedsburg Dam is a non-hydroelectric barrage dam crossing the Muskegon River in eastern Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] Located in rural Enterprise Township, the dam was constructed in 1940 by the Civilian Conservation Corps to alleviate flooding from Houghton Lake, which is the source of the Muskegon River approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) upstream.