Indian Lake is a
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
in
Cass County in southwestern
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
in the
United States
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. It is approximately west of
Dowagiac
Dowagiac ( ) is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,721 at the 2020 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Dowagiac is situated at the corner of four town ...
. It is a spring-fed lake. The lake was named for Indians who once settled there.
There are approximately 220 homes on the lake, of which a third are on leased land.
On the west side is Indian Lake Hills Golf Course, with 3 nine-hole courses: East, West and North.
On the east end there is Indian Yacht Club, with a well-maintained boat ramp. Membership is required to use the ramp.
See also
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List of lakes in Michigan
This is a list of lakes in Michigan. The United States, American state of Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes, Great Lakes.
The number of inland lakes in Michigan depends on the minimum size. There are:
* 62,798 lakes ≥
* 26,266 la ...
References
Bodies of water of Cass County, Michigan
Lakes of Michigan
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