Torch Lake (Houghton County, Michigan)
E949306
Torch Lake in Houghton County, Michigan is a long, narrow, historically industrial lake on the Keweenaw Peninsula known for its copper mining legacy and distinctive turquoise-colored but contaminated waters.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
ⓘ
natural water body ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Portage Lake (Michigan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torch Lake Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedAs | Superfund site ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
PCB contamination
ⓘ
arsenic contamination ⓘ copper contamination ⓘ heavy metal contamination ⓘ lead contamination ⓘ mercury contamination ⓘ |
| fishConsumptionAdvisory | yes ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
copper ore processing
ⓘ
industrial waste disposal ⓘ |
| industrialHistoryPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
copper mining legacy
ⓘ
distinctive turquoise-colored water ⓘ industrial contamination ⓘ stamp sand deposits ⓘ |
| length | approximately 6.5 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houghton County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keweenaw Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 115 feet ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Dollar Bay, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hubbell, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Linden, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamarack City, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Keweenaw copper mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollutionSource |
copper milling waste
ⓘ
smelter waste ⓘ stamp mill tailings ⓘ |
| primaryInflow | Trap Rock River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOutflow | Torch Lake Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreation |
boating
ⓘ
fishing (with advisories) ⓘ |
| region | Lake Superior basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | long and narrow ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| superfundListingYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| superfundProgram | United States Environmental Protection Agency Superfund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 2,700 acres ⓘ |
| waterColor | turquoise ⓘ |
| waterColorCause |
fine stamp sands
ⓘ
suspended mineral particles ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater lake ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.