Indian Lake, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Silver Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49047. The Survey maps it on the Sister Lakes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1927 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1931 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Sister Lakes quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Indian Lake between 2018 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAU CLAIRE FD 81 - 2020 |
| 28 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAU CLAIRE FD 78 - 2020 |
| 7 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | INDIAN LAKE VFD 2018025 - 2018 |
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | INDIAN LAKE VFD 2018019 - 2018 |
| 13 May 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SISTER LAKES FD 020-025 - 2020 |
| 7 April 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAU CLAIRE FD 21 - 2020 |
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAU CLAIRE FD 38 - 2019 |
| 29 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAU CLAIRE FD 51 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Indian Lake: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunaetz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rudell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Silver Creek Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Indian Lake in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 8 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | $100,000 | Microburst damage continued into Cass County from Berrien County, near County Line Road and Frost Street. Tree damaged continued along the track, with somewhat more concentrated damage towards the end of the path as it tracked across some residential areas. Three homes suffered minor damage from either the winds or trees falling onto them. A barn and garage were destroyed at the end of the microburst near Wilbur Hill Road and Peavine Street. The supercell that caused the microburst produced yet another tornado just to the east of this microburst damage. |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | $10,000 | Amateur radio operators reported a tree down onto an occupied house. No injuries were reported. Damage is estimated at $10,000. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | $2,500 | A tree was blown down across street and onto adjacent power lines. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | Several trees down across northern part of county. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | Emergency management officials reported several trees down near Indian Lake. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | Trained spotters reported three to six inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | Emergency management officials reported power lines down in State Route 62. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechwood | 0.0 miles | 10 | |
| Sandy Beach | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Maple Island | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Dowagiac | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sumnerville | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Five Mile Corners | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Pokagon | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Twin Lakes | 8.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1618832. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




