Houghton Lake is the name of two lakes in the lower peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. A Lake is a body of water surrounded by land. ... The regions of lower Michigan and their major cities are identified on this map. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, with the District of Columbia, forms the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² / 250,941 km² 239 miles / 385 km 491 miles / 790 km 41. ...

Houghton Lake is a small lake in section 9 of Cumming Township in Ogemaw County. It is about a mile and a half southeast of Rose City at 44°23′48″N, 84°05′01″W. Sectioning a township In U.S. land surveying, a section is an area nominally one mile square, containing 640 acres (2. ... Cumming Township is a township located in Ogemaw County, Michigan. ... Ogemaw County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Rose City is a city located in Ogemaw County, Michigan. ...

Houghton Lake is a large lake in Roscommon County. The unincorporated community of Prudenville is at the southeastern end of the lake, while the unincorporated community of Houghton Lake and Houghton Lake Heights is on the southwest and west shores. Roscommon County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated. ... Prudenville is an unincorporated community located in Roscommon County, Michigan. ... Houghton Lake is an unincorporated community in Roscommon Township, Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

The lake is the headwaters for the Muskegon River, which flows out of the North Bay in the northwest corner of the lake. The lake is partially within four townships: Markey Township on the northeast, Denton Township on the southeast, Roscommon Township on the southwest, and Lake Township on the northwest. The Muskegon River is a river in the western portion of the lower peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Markey Township is a township located in Roscommon County, Michigan. ... Denton Township is a township located in Roscommon County, Michigan. ... Roscommon Township is a township located in Roscommon County, Michigan. ... Lake Township is a township located in Roscommon County, Michigan. ...

Michigan State Highway 55 follows the southern shore, while U.S. Highway 27 passes just to the west. Michigan State Highway 18 and Interstate 75 pass just to the east. Michigan State Highway 55, or M-55, is one of only three state highways that extend across Michigans Lower Peninsula from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan, M-46 and M-72 being the others. ... United States Highway 27 (US 27), is a north-south United States highway. ... Interstate 75 is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...