Hubbard Lake

Hubbard Lake is a lake in Alcona County in Northern Michigan. The lake covers 8,850 acres (36 km²) and is seven miles (11 km) long (north-south) and two miles (3 km) wide. It has a maximum depth of 85 feet (26 m) with an average depth of 32.6 feet (9.9 m). The lake spans three townships: Caledonia, Alcona, and Hawes.

This article is about the lake in Michigan. For other uses, see Hubbard Lake (disambiguation).
Hubbard Lake
Foliage of mountain-ash in autumn at Hubbard Lake
Hubbard Lake
LocationAlcona County, Michigan
Coordinates44°48′15″N 83°33′34″W
Basin countriesUnited States and Canada
Max. length7 mi (11 km)
Max. width2 mi (3.2 km)
Surface area8,850 acres (3,580 ha)
Average depth32.6 ft (9.9 m)
Max. depth85 ft (26 m)
Surface elevation709 ft (216 m)[1]

The lake is part of the a large tract of land (more than six million acres (24,000 km²)) that was ceded by the Ojibwa, Ottawa and Potawatomi to the United States in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. Permanent white settlers did not begin to arrive in the area until the 1830s and 1840s. At that time, the lake was known as the "Bottomless Lake". It was also for a while known as "Coral Lake" and "Alcona Lake". In 1867, it was named "Hubbard Lake" in honor of Dr. Bela Hubbard, who was a prominent geologist in the state of Michigan.[2]

There are many cottage homes around the lake shore. The lake is a favorite vacation spot for many Michiganders.

The lake is well stocked with bass, yellow perch, northern pike, tiger muskie, trout and walleye and is a popular destination for summer angling as well as winter ice fishing.[3] Although it is not an incorporated municipality, for statistical purposes, the U.S. Census Bureau defines the area immediately surrounding the lake as a census-designated place named Hubbard Lake. There is also a separate, small unincorporated community named Hubbard Lake located about one mile (1.6 km) north of the lake in Ossineke Township in neighboring Alpena County.

See also
  • List of lakes in Michigan

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hubbard Lake
  2. Early History and Lore Archived 2008-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, The Churchill Pointe Inn
  3. Michigan Interactive on Hubbard Lake
  • "Michigan DNR map of Hubbard Lake" (PDF). (849 KiB)
  • Hubbard Lake, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Status of the Fishery Resource Report, No. 2003-1, 2003, by Tim A. Cwalinski, Surveyed May and September 1996
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