Fife Lake ( ) is a

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in the

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of the

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. Located primarily in Fife Lake Township,

Grand Traverse County Grand Traverse County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,238, making it the largest county in Northern Michigan. Its county seat is Traverse City. The county is part of the Trav ...

, a small portion extends east into Springfield Township,

Kalkaska County Kalkaska County ( ) is located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,939. The county seat is Kalkaska. Kalkaska County is part of the Traverse City metropolitan area. Although it is located on Michigan's ...

. The eponymous village of Fife Lake lies upon the lake's northern and western shores. The lake and village are named for William H. Fife, a

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from Yuba, elsewhere in Grand Traverse County. Fife Lake is part of the

Manistee River The Manistee River ( ', seldom referred to as the Big Manistee River) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed November 21, 2011 river in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. s ...

watershed. Water from Fife Lake crosses south into Wexford County before encountering the Manistee River, where it flows west to

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Lakes of Michigan Lakes of Grand Traverse County, Michigan Lakes of Kalkaska County, Michigan {{GrandTraverseCountyMI-geo-stub

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