Klinger Lake Facts and Figures

How big is the lake? 830 acres

How much water is in the lake? 5,300,582,918 gallons or 708,634,080 cubic feet

How deep is the lake? Maximum depth is 72 feet

How about the average water depth? 19.6 feet

What is the summertime lake level? By court order, it is 806.52 feet above mean sea level from April 1st to December 1st

How long is the lake? 1.75 miles

How much shore line is there? 5.2 miles

How much area around the lake drains into it? 19.7 square miles

Average yearly rainfall? 34 inches

How long does it take to replace all the water in the lake? 1 year 4 months

Klinger Lake discharges water into the Sherman Mill Creek which discharges into the Fawn River. The Fawn River discharges water into the St. Joseph River which discharges into Lake Michigan at Benton Harbor, MI.