Crystal Lake (Pontiac, Michigan)

{{Short description| Lake in the state of Michigan, United States}}

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| name = Crystal Lake

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| location = Oakland County, Michigan

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| type = Lake

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| area = {{convert|83|acre|abbr=on}}

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| max-depth = {{convert|11|ft|abbr=on}}

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| elevation = {{convert|279|m|order=flip|abbr=on}}{{gnis|624173|Crystal Lake}}

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| cities = Pontiac, Michigan

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Crystal Lake is a private {{convert|83|acre|adj=on}} lake along the main branch of the Clinton River in Pontiac in Oakland County, Michigan.

Upstream from Crystal Lake lies {{convert|532|acre|adj=on}} Sylvan Lake.

Downstream, the Clinton River goes underground in Pontiac near Orchard Lake Road and Bagley Avenue. The river reappears, after being piped under Pontiac for {{convert|3,000|ft}}, near Union Street and E. Huron Street (M-59), where it winds its way eastward to Auburn Hills and beyond.{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=clinton+river+map|title=Google|website=Google.com|accessdate=1 September 2018}}

Ironically, Crystal Lake was originally named Mud Lake.{{Cite web |url=http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MI/Oakland/PLATS/1872pontiac.htm# |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820052047/http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MI/Oakland/PLATS/1872pontiac.htm# |archive-date=2016-08-20 |url-status=dead}}