List of lakes of Oakland County, Michigan facts for kids
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Cass Lake, the largest and deepest lake in Oakland County
There are 387 lakes in Oakland County, Michigan. Of those lakes, 317 are named while 70 are unnamed lakes.
List
| Name | Location | Size (acre) | Size (ha) | Depth (ft) | Depth (m) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Alderman Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Algoe Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Allen Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Bailey Lake | Independence Township | |||||||
| Baldwin Lake | Waterford Township | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Baker Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Bald Eagle Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Bass Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Beaty Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Bevins Lake | Holly Township | |||||||
| Bloat Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Big Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Big School Lot Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Big Seven Lake | Holly Township | |||||||
| Bogie Lake | White Lake Township | |||||||
| Brendel Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Bridge Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Buckell Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Buckhorn Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Buckhorn Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Buhl Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Bunny Run Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Bush Lake | Holly Township | |||||||
| Carpenter Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Carroll Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Carter Lake | Rochester Hills | 38 | 15 | 25 | 7.6 | Located within Thelma G. Spencer Park | ||
| Carus Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Cass Lake | West Bloomfield Township | 1,280 | 518 | 123 | 37 | Deepest and largest lake in the county | ||
| Cedar Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Cedar Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Cedar Island Lake | White Lake Township | |||||||
| Charlick Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Chase Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Chestnut Lake | Rochester Hills | |||||||
| Childs Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Clam Lake | Waterford Township | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Clam Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Clark Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Clear Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Cogger Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Colley Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Clear Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Commerce Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Cooley Lake | White Lake Township | 86 | 35 | 55 | 17 | |||
| Cranberry Lake | Independence Township | |||||||
| Cranberry Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Cranberry Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Cranberry Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Crescent Lake | Waterford Township | 90 | 36 | 40 | 12 | |||
| Cogger Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Crooked Lake | Independence Township | 68 | 28 | 65 | 20 | |||
| Crotched Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Crystal Lake | Pontiac | 12 | 5 | 11 | 3 | |||
| Crystal Lake | Rochester Hills | |||||||
| Darby Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Dark Lake (near Deer Lake) | Independence Township | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | One of two lakes with this name in this location | ||
| Dark Lake (near Whipple Lake) | Independence Township | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | One of two lakes with this name in this location | ||
| Dark Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Davis Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Deer Lake | Independence Township | 137 | 55 | 63 | 19 | |||
| Dixie Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Dollar Lake | Independence Township | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |||
| Downey Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Drake Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Duck Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Duck Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Dunham Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Eagle Lake | Waterford Township | 19 | 8 | 20 | 6 | |||
| Ekelund Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Eliza Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Elizabeth Lake | Waterford Township | 363 | 147 | 72 | 22 | |||
| Elkhorn Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Elliott Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Emerald Lake | Rochester Hills | |||||||
| Erwin Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Esler Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Fagan Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Fair Lake | White Lake Township | |||||||
| Fiddle Lake | Waterford Township | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Fish Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Fish Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Fish Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Flanders Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Flemings Lake | Independence Township | |||||||
| Foster Lake | Independence Township | |||||||
| Fox Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Gallagher Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Galloway Lake | Auburn Hills | |||||||
| Geneva Lake | Waterford Township | 19 | 8 | 35 | 11 | |||
| Gilbert Lake | Bloomfield Township | |||||||
| Gourd Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Graham Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Grampian Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Grass Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Grass Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Green Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Green Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Green Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Greens Lake | Independence Township | 117 | 47 | 55 | 17 | |||
| Greens Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Gulick Lake | Independence Township | |||||||
| Halstead Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Hammond Lake | West Bloomfield Township | |||||||
| Handsome Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Hartwig Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Harvey Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Haven Hill Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Hawk Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Heart Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Heather Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Hidden Lake | Lyon Township | |||||||
| Highland Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Hogback Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Honeywell Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Horseshoe Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Horton Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Heron Lake | Holly Township | |||||||
| Holdridge Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Honeywell Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Horseshoe Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Horton Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Howell Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Huckleberry Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Huff Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Hummer Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Huntoon Lake | Waterford Township | 43 | 17 | 15 | 5 | |||
| Indian Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Indianwood Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Judah Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Kelly Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Kennedy Lake | Holly Township | |||||||
| Kent Lake | Milford Township | 1,200 | 486 | 36 | 11 | |||
| Kenyon Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Kirby Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Knox Lake | Independence Township | |||||||
| Lacy Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Lakeville Lake | Addison Township | |||||||
| Lake Anadale | Rochester Hills | |||||||
| Lake Angelus | Auburn Hills | 477 | 193 | 88 | 27 | |||
| Lake Braemar | Rose Township | |||||||
| Lake Charnwood | Rochester Hills | |||||||
| Lake Erin | Orion Township | |||||||
| Lake George | Orion Township | |||||||
| Lake Goodrich | Waterford Township | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Lake Hope | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Lake Lahring | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Lake Louise | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Lake Mauna Loa | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Lake Neva | Highland Township | |||||||
| Lake Nicholas | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Lake Oahu | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Lake Oakland | Waterford Township | 255 | 103 | 64 | 20 | |||
| Lake O'Brien | Highland Township | |||||||
| Lake Ona | White Lake Township | |||||||
| Lake Orion | Orion Township | 506 | 205 | 80 | 24 | |||
| Lake Sherwood | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Lake Sixteen | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Lakeville Lake | Orion Township | 460 | 186 | 68 | 21 | |||
| Lantern Lake | Auburn Hills | |||||||
| Leggets Lake | Waterford Township | 25 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Leonard Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Lester Lake | Waterford Township | 12 | 5 | 25 | 8 | |||
| Little Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Little Carroll Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Little Crotched Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Little School Lot Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Little Walters Lake | Independence Township | |||||||
| Long Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Long Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Long Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Long Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Long Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Loon Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Loon Lake | Waterford Township | 243 | 98 | 73 | 22 | |||
| Lotus Lake | Waterford Township | 185 | 75 | 65 | 20 | |||
| Lower Long Lake | Bloomfield Township | |||||||
| Lower Pettibone Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Lower Proud Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Lower Straits Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Maceday Lake | Waterford Township | 234 | 95 | 117 | 36 | |||
| Mandon Lake | White Lake Township | 26 | 11 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Manito Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Mari Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Martin Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| McGinnis Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| McWithy Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Mead Lake | Independence Township | |||||||
| Meadow Lake | White Lake Township | |||||||
| Mercedes Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Meyers Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Middle Lake | Independence Township | 23 | 9 | 35 | 11 | |||
| Middle Straits Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Miller Lake | Rochester Hills | |||||||
| Miller Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Minnie Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Mirror Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Mohawk Lake | Waterford Township | 23 | 9 | 33 | 10 | |||
| Moore Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Morgan Lake | Independence Township | |||||||
| Morgan Lake | Waterford Township | 28 | 11 | 25 | 8 | |||
| Morris Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Moss Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Mud Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Narrin Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Orange Lake | Bloomfield Township | |||||||
| Orchard Lake | West Bloomfield Township | 795 | 322 | 110 | 34 | |||
| Otter Lake | Waterford Township | 74 | 30 | 50 | 15 | |||
| Oxbow Lake | White Lake Township | |||||||
| Oxford Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Parke Lake | Independence Township | 23 | 9 | 50 | 15 | |||
| Pebble Lake | Rochester Hills | |||||||
| Peninsula Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Perch Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Phillip Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Phipps Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Pickerel Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Pickett Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Pier Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Pine Lake | West Bloomfield Township | 395 | 160 | 90 | 27 | |||
| Pine Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Pitch Haven Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Pleasant Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Pleasant Lake | Waterford Township | 95 | 38 | 52 | 16 | |||
| Ploss Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Pontiac Lake | White Lake Township | 640 | 259 | 34 | 10 | |||
| Powell Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Prince Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Proud Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Pungs Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Quicksand Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Rainbow Lake | Waterford Township | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | |||
| Rattalee Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Reed Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Rice Lake | Holly Township | |||||||
| Richardson Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Round Lake | Addison Township | |||||||
| Round Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Round Lake | Independence Township | |||||||
| Round Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Round Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Sans Souci Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Schmitt Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Schoolhouse Lake | Waterford Township | 37 | 15 | 49 | 15 | |||
| Scotch Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Scott Lake | Waterford Township | 78 | 32 | 35 | 11 | |||
| Sears Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Seymour Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Shadow Lake | Addison Township | |||||||
| Shiawassee Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Shoe Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Silver Lake | Waterford Township | 101 | 41 | 73 | 22 | |||
| Simonson Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Simpson Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Slack Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Sodon Lake | Bloomfield Township | |||||||
| Softwater Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Spring Lake | Independence Township | |||||||
| Spring Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Spring Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Square Lake | Bloomfield Township | |||||||
| Square Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Squaw Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Stewart Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Stiffs Mill Pond | Rose Township | |||||||
| Stison Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Stony Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Strawberry Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Stuart Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Sugden Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Sullivan Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Susin Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Sylvan Lake | Waterford Township | 458 | 185 | 71 | 22 | |||
| Sylvan Glen Lake | Rochester Hills | |||||||
| Tamarack Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Tamarack Lake | Orion Township | |||||||
| Tan Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Taylor Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Teeple Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Tipsico Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Tomahawk Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Tooley Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Tommys Lake | Orion Township | 42 | 17 | |||||
| Townsend Lake | Independence Township | 26 | 11 | 55 | 17 | |||
| Tray Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Tremper Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Truax Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Tull Lake | White Lake Township | |||||||
| Tully Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Twin Sun Lake | Milford Township | |||||||
| Union Lake | Commerce Township | 465 | 188 | 110 | 34 | |||
| Upper Bushman Lake | Independence Township | 30 | 12 | 32 | 10 | |||
| Upper Lakeville Lake | Addison Township | |||||||
| Upper Long Lake | Bloomfield Township | |||||||
| Upper Pettibone Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Upper Silver Lake | Waterford Township | 36 | 15 | 30 | 9 | |||
| Upper Straits | Bloomfield Township | |||||||
| Valley Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| Van Norman Lake | Independence Township | 66 | 27 | 90 | 27 | |||
| Voorheis Lake | Orion Township | 250 | 101 | 70 | 21 | |||
| Wabeek Lake | Bloomfield Township | |||||||
| Walled Lake | Commerce Township | 670 | 271 | 53 | 16 | |||
| Walker Lake | Rochester Hills | |||||||
| Walnut Lake | West Bloomfield Township | 232 | 94 | 101 | 31 | |||
| Walters Lake | Independence Township | 77 | 31 | 76 | 23 | |||
| Waterbury Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Waterstone Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| Watkins Lake | Waterford Township | 238 | 96 | 25 | 8 | |||
| Waumegah Lake | Springfield Township | |||||||
| West Wind Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Whipple Lake | Independence Township | 75 | 30 | 50 | 15 | |||
| Whisper Lake | Oxford Township | |||||||
| White Lake | White Lake Township | 540 | 219 | 32 | 10 | |||
| White Horse Lake | Waterford Township | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Wilson Lake | Brandon Township | |||||||
| Wilson Lake | Rose Township | |||||||
| Wing Lake | Bloomfield Township | |||||||
| Wildwood Lake | Groveland Township | |||||||
| Williams Lake | Waterford Township | 155 | 63 | 45 | 14 | |||
| Wolverine Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Woodbridge Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Woodhull Lake | Waterford Township | 135 | 55 | 56 | 17 | |||
| Woodpecker Lake | Commerce Township | |||||||
| Woodruff Lake | Highland Township | |||||||
| Wormer Lake | Waterford Township | 28 | 11 | 24 | 7 |
Public boat launches
Twelve all-sports lakes have public boat launches: Big Lake, Cass Lake, Cedar Island Lake, Crescent Lake , Lake Oakland, Lake Orion, Long Lake (Commerce Township), Maceday Lake, Pontiac Lake, Tipsico Lake, Union Lake, and White Lake. In addition, no-wake lakes in Oakland County with public boat launches include Crooked Lake, Heron Lake, Kent Lake and Wildwood Lake.
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