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Muskegon Lake is a 4,150-acre (16.8 km 2) fresh-water lake in Muskegon County, Michigan, USA. Located in the lower peninsula at the mouth of the Muskegon River , Muskegon Lake forms a 12-square-mile (31 km 2 ) broad harbor along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan , approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide by 5.5 miles (8.9 km) long.
Southern pier of the Muskegon Lake entrance channel at Lake Michigan, 500 ft (150 m) from shore 43°13′36″N 86°20′29″W / 43.226667°N 86.341389°W / 43.226667; -86.341389 ( Muskegon South Pierhead
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Muskegon State Park is a public recreation area located four miles (6.4 km) west of North Muskegon in Muskegon County, Michigan. The park's 1,233 acres (499 ha) encompass two miles of sand beach on Lake Michigan and one mile of beach on Muskegon Lake .
Hardy Dam (or Hardy Hydroelectric Plant) is an earth-filled embankment dam and powerplant complex on the Muskegon River in Big Prairie Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. At the time of its completion, it was the largest earthen dam in North America east of the Mississippi. Its impoundment forms a lake with over 50 miles of shoreline.
The entrance to Muskegon Lake from Lake Michigan. The name "Muskegon" is derived from the Ottawa mashkiigong, meaning "marshy river or swamp". [9] [10]The "Masquigon" River (Muskegon River) was identified on French maps dating from the late 17th century, suggesting French explorers had reached Michigan's western coast by that time.
The Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI), is located in Muskegon, Michigan at the Lake Michigan Center on Muskegon Lake.The mission of the Institute is to integrate research, education, and outreach to enhance and preserve freshwater resources.
P. J. Hoffmaster State Park is a public recreation area on the shores of Lake Michigan located five miles north of Grand Haven at the southwest corner of Norton Shores, in Muskegon County, and the northwest corner of Spring Lake Township, in Ottawa County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.