Editing Independence Township, Michigan (section)

==Hills and lakes==

Independence Township is located along the Hillsdale-Lapeer [[Moraine]] Range.  The highest hill along that range in Independence Township is Pine Knob, at 1,221 feet.  It is also the highest point in [[Southeastern Michigan]].  Only three miles away is [[Waterford Hill (Michigan)|Waterford Hill]], the second highest hill in Independence Township with an elevation of 1,150 feet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topozone.com/michigan/oakland-mi/locale/clarkston-4/|title=Clarkston Topo Map, Oakland County MI (Clarkston Area)}}</ref> Atop Waterford Hill is Olympus Circle, the highest elevation of any residential street in Independence Township.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topozone.com/michigan/oakland-mi/summit/waterford-hill/|title=Waterford Hill Topo Map, Oakland County MI (Clarkston Area)}}</ref>

The Clinton River winds its way through Independence Township creating more than thirty named lakes of all sizes along the way.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expertgps.com/data/mi/lakes.asp|title=Map and Download 7148 Lakes in Michigan to your GPS - Maps of all 7148 Lakes in Michigan (topo maps, street maps, aerial photos)|first=Dan|last=Foster|website=www.expertgps.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakeplace.com/lakefinder/mi/oakland|title=Oakland County MI Lakes - LakePlace.com|website=www.lakeplace.com|access-date=March 9, 2016|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030408/http://www.lakeplace.com/lakefinder/mi/oakland|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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! colspan=3|Lakes in Independence Township<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.twp.independence.mi.us/Opportunities_2030__Independence_Township_Master_Plan_Draft__June_3_2015_.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001556/http://www.twp.independence.mi.us/Opportunities_2030__Independence_Township_Master_Plan_Draft__June_3_2015_.pdf |archive-date=March 5, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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! Lake !! Size in acres || Depth in feet
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|[[Cranberry Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Cranberry Lake]] || 35 ||
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|[[Crooked Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Crooked Lake]] (previously Lower Bushman Lake) || 68 || 65
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|[[Dark Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Dark Lake]] (adjacent to Deer Lake) || 5 || 10
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|[[Dark Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Dark Lake]] (adjacent to Whipple Lake) || 7 || 12
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|[[Deer Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Deer Lake]] ||137 || 63
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|[[Dollar Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Dollar Lake]] ||3 || 15
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|[[Flemings Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Flemings Lake]] || 27 ||
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|[[Greens Lake (Michigan)|Greens Lake]] || 117 || 55
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|[[Gulick Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Gulick Lake]] || 16 ||
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|[[Heather Lake (Orion Township, Michigan)|Heather Lake]] (part) || 64 ||
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|[[Knox (Independence Township, Michigan)|Knox Lake]] || 2 ||
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|[[Lake Oakland (Michigan)|Lake Oakland]] (part) || 255 || 64
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|[[Lester Lake (Waterford Township, Michigan)|Lester Lake]] (part) || 12 || 25
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|[[Little Walters Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Little Walters Lake]] || 17 ||
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|[[Lotus Lake (Michigan)|Lotus Lake]] (part) || 179 || 65
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|[[Mead Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Mead Lake]] || 11 ||
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|[[Middle Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Middle Lake]] || 23 || 35
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|[[Morgan (Independence Township, Michigan)|Morgan Lake]] || 50 ||
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|[[Parke Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Parke Lake]] || 23 || 50
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|[[Round Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Round Lake]] || 37 ||
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|[[Sans Souci Lake (Springfield Township, Michigan)|Sans Souci Lake]] (part) || 7 ||
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|[[Spring Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Spring Lake]] || 12 || 15
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|[[Townsend Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Townsend Lake]] || 26 || 55
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|[[Upper Bushman Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Upper Bushman Lake]] || 30 || 32
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|[[Van Norman Lake (Michigan)|Van Norman Lake]] (most) || 66 || 90
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|[[Walters Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Walters Lake]] || 77 || 76
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|[[Whipple Lake (Independence Township, Michigan)|Whipple Lake]] || 75 || 50
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|[[Woodhull Lake]] (part) || 135 ||  56
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