Indian Lake is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in Cass County

Cass County, Michigan

Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 51,104. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area which has a total population of 316,663 and is sometimes considered part of Greater Michiana...

 in southwestern Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 in the United States

United States

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. It is approximately 5 mi (8 km) west of Dowagiac

Dowagiac, Michigan

Dowagiac is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area....

. It a beautiful spring fed lake.

Indian Lake may also refer to a larger lake in Schoolcraft County, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, near Manistique. Indian Lake (Schoolcraft County) is home to the Indian Lake State Park and the Palms Book State Park

Palms Book State Park

Palms Book State Park is a state park in Thompson Township, Schoolcraft County, in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Approximately in size, it is noted for Kitch-iti-kipi, the "Big Spring" of the Upper Peninsula...

 which houses Kitch-iti-kipi

Kitch-iti-kipi

Kitch-iti-kipi is Michigan's largest natural freshwater spring. The name means big cold water and is sometimes referred to as The Big Spring. Its original name was the "Mirror of Heaven" given to it by the early Indians.Kitch-iti-kipi spring is one of Michigan's Upper Peninsula's major tourist...

, Michigan's largest freshwater natural spring.