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| Location | Jackson County, Michigan |
| Primary inflows | Goose Creek |
| Primary outflows | Goose Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. Jackson County is a county in the US state of Michigan. In 2000 its population was 158422 with the 2007 Census Bureau placing the population at 163006 In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, length | 2. 5 miles (4. 0 km) |
| Max. width | 1. 7 miles (2. 7 km) |
| Surface area | 840 acres (3 km²) |
| Average depth | 18 ft (5. 5 m) |
| Max. depth | 25 ft (7. 6 m) |
| Shore length1 | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Islands | 1 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Columbia is a small lake in Columbia Township in southern Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Columbia Township is a Civil township of Jackson County in the U Jackson County is a county in the US state of Michigan. In 2000 its population was 158422 with the 2007 Census Bureau placing the population at 163006 A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. It is a 840 acres (3. 4 km²) man-made lake, 2 and 1/2 miles long and 1 and 3/4 miles wide. It has an estimated 12 miles (19 km) of shoreline and the water source to the lake is Goose Creek. The lake has an average depth of 18 feet (5. 5 m). Lake Columbia is located approximately 1. 7 miles (2. 7 km) west from Brooklyn, Michigan and is located in the Columbia school district. Brooklyn (formerly Swainsville is a village in Jackson County of the U
Lake Columbia is one of the many lakes in Jackson County that is entirely private. Yearly membership dues in the Lake Columbia Property Owners Association are required by residents of the lake. The lake has a total of 16 private parks. It also has 14 named shores where residents reside. It is a boaters and fishers paradise for local residents of the lake.
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Local towns and areas
- Brooklyn (located east 1. Brooklyn (formerly Swainsville is a village in Jackson County of the U 7 miles (2. 7 km))
- Cement City (located southwest 0. Cement City is a village in Jackson and Lenawee counties in the U 8 miles (1. 3 km))
Clark Lake - located north 1. 4 miles (2. 3 km)
- Jackson (located north approximately 12. Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U 9 miles (20. 8 km))
Parks
Private parks located around Lake Columbia:
- Archwood
- Bedford, East
- Bedford, West
- Castlewood
- Claremont
- Donald
- Grand Pointe
- Hawthorne
- Hilltop
- Karen Court
- Kelley
- Nottingham
- Princess
- Riviera
- Somerset
- Southern Shores
History
In September of 1960, after an intensive study of the area by American Central Corporation of Lansing, Michigan, the people in the Lake Columbian area, which was then strictly farm land, were contacted and their farms purchased.
July of 1961, construction started on the huge dam that now stops the flow of Goose Creek.
The fall of 1961, large clearing crews worked to clear the wooded portions of land in the lake basin along with massive bulldozers. These dozers worked around the clock and at night they kept huge fires pushed up tight. The roaring blaze could be seen for miles around.
November 10, 1961, was the day flooding started. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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