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Gull Lake (Michigan)

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hot spot. Many artifacts have been placed in the lake for divers to swim through and look at. A list of these include a phone booth, motorcycle, car, ice shanty, swing set, railroad tracks, and two boats. The lake is accessible to divers year round; many even go diving here in the winter once the
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in large numbers. The total surface area of this lake is 2,030 acres (8 km), with maximum depths of 110 feet (34 m). This deep, clear lake has numerous holes in excess of 75 ft (23 m), and has one large island in the south end. The shoreline of the lake is fully developed, and
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are home to this lake. Given the proximity of this lake to large centers of population, coupled with the extensive number of riparian property owners, with one public access, the lake is extensively used by boaters during the warm summer months, and can become quite congested with water traffic.
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Miller, J.B., and Thompson, T., 1970. Compilation of data for Michigan lakes: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File-Report, 368 p.
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The area around Gull Lake was settled in the 1830s, especially the fertile Gull Prairie. The native
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The lake is sufficiently large to support a yacht club, with sailboat racing on weekends. Even
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is ringed with homes and cottages. A notable sport fishery exists in the lake for
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gull Lake (Michigan)
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system was installed in the early 1980s. Infestations of the non-native
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also helped clear the water, as these are filter-feeders.
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Gull Lake is located in Michigan
Kalamazoo
Barry
Michigan
United States
42°23′59″N 85°24′41″W / 42.3998°N 85.4114°W / 42.3998; -85.4114
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Lake
Primary outflows
Basin
United States
Islands
lake
U.S. state
Michigan
Kalamazoo County
Barry County
Kalamazoo

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