Murphy Lake Boat Ramps

3 boat launches are mapped on Murphy Lake in Tuscola County, Michigan.

1 of these launches include facility details from Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Murphy Lake facts

Surface area183 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 4 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 4.5 miles
Surface elevation751 ft above sea level
DamMurphy Lake Level Control Structure, completed 1928
Dam size10 ft high, 180 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesRecreation
Dam ownerPrivately owned
Normal storage800 acre-feet
Impounded streamGoodings Creek

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID MI00382). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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