List of lakes of Michigan
Appearance
This is a list of lakes in Michigan. The American state of Michigan borders four of the Great Lakes. In addition, Michigan has 64,980 inland lakes.[1]
Many lakes bear the same name. Some of the most common names are Devils Lake, Long lake, Mud Lake, and Otter Lake.
Lake | Surface Area | Maximum Depth | County |
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Casey Lake | 95 acres (38 ha) | Marquette County | |
Sun Sun Lake | 50 acres (20 ha) | Marquette County | |
Alcona Dam Pond | Alcona County | ||
Austin Lake | 1,050 acres (420 ha) | 11 feet (3.4 m) | Kalamazoo County |
Bear Lake | Kalkaska County | ||
Lake Bella Vista | Kent County | ||
Lac La Belle | 30 feet (9.1 m) | Keweenaw County | |
Belleville Lake | 1,775 acres (718 ha) | Wayne County | |
Helen Lake | 100 acres (40 ha) | Marquette County | |
Lake Bellaire | 1,775 acres (718 ha) | Antrim County | |
Betsy Lake | 1,376 acres (557 ha) | Luce County | |
Big Lake | 137 acres (55 ha) | Allegan County | |
Birch Lake | 326 acres (132 ha) | Antrim County | |
Black Lake | 10,130 acres (4,100 ha) | Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties | |
Blue Lake | 31 acres (13 ha) | Alger County | |
Bostwick Lake | 217 acres (88 ha) | Kent County | |
Brule Lake | 250 acres (100 ha) | Iron County | |
Budd Lake | 175 acres (71 ha) | Clare County | |
Buell Lake | 53.07 acres (21.48 ha) | Genesee County | |
Burt Lake | 17,120 acres (6,930 ha) | 73 feet (22 m) | Cheboygan County |
Byram Lake | Genesee County | ||
Lake Cadillac | 1,150 acres (470 ha) | 28 feet (8.5 m) | Wexford County |
Cass Lake | 1,280 acres (520 ha) | 123 feet (37 m) | Oakland County |
Lake Charlevoix | 17,200 acres (7,000 ha) | 122 feet (37 m) | Charlevoix County |
Clam Lake | 420 acres (170 ha) | Antrim County | |
Clark Lake | 820 acres (330 ha) | 74 feet (23 m) | Gogebic County |
Clark Lake | Jackson County | ||
Lake Columbia | 840 acres (340 ha) | 25 feet (7.6 m) | Jackson County |
Corey Lake | 630 acres (250 ha) | St. Joseph County | |
Corpse Pond | Ontonagon County | ||
Cowden Lake | Montcalm County | ||
Crooked Lake | 41.21 acres (16.68 ha) | Genesee County | |
Crystal Lake | 9,854 acres (3,988 ha) | 165 feet (50 m) | Benzie County |
Deer Island Lake | 346 acres (140 ha) | 55 feet (17 m) | Gogebic County |
Duck Lake | 122.7 acres (49.7 ha) | 39 feet (12 m) | Allegan County |
Dumont Lake | 215 acres (87 ha) | 50 feet (15 m) | Allegan County |
Eagle Lake | 225 acres (91 ha) | 59 feet (18 m) | Allegan county and Van Buren County |
Elk Lake | 192 feet (59 m) | Antrim and Grand Traverse counties | |
Lake Fenton | 845 acres (342 ha) | 92 feet (28 m) | Genesee County |
Five Lake | Antrim County | ||
Flint Park Lake (Devil's Lake) | 19 acres (7.7 ha) | Genesee County | |
Glen Lake | 4,871 acres (1,971 ha) | 130 feet (40 m) | Leelanau County |
Lake Gogebic | 13,380 acres (5,410 ha) | 38 feet (12 m) | Gogebic County |
Goguac Lake | 352 acres (142 ha) | 66 feet (20 m) | Calhoun County |
Grand Lake | 5,660 acres (2,290 ha) | Presque Isle County | |
Gravel Lake | 296 acres (120 ha) | Van Buren County | |
Green Lake | 40 acres (16 ha) | Antrim County | |
Green Lake | 309 acres (125 ha) | 69 feet (21 m) | Allegan County |
Gull Lake | 2,030 acres (820 ha) | 110 feet (34 m) | Kalamazoo County |
Gun Lake | 2,680 acres (1,080 ha) | 65 feet (20 m) | Barry County |
Hanley Lake | 93 acres (38 ha) | Antrim County | |
Hawk Lake | 8.1 acres (3.3 ha) | Antrim County | |
Heart Lake | 63 acres (25 ha) | 123 feet (37 m) | Otsego County |
Higgins Lake | 9,900 acres (4,000 ha) | 135 feet (41 m) | Roscommon County |
Holloway Reservoir | Genesee and Lapeer counties | ||
Houghton Lake | 20,044 acres (8,112 ha) | 60 feet (18 m) | Roscommon County |
Hubbard Lake | 8,850 acres (3,580 ha) | 85 feet (26 m) | Alcona County |
Hubbard Lake | Alpena County | ||
Hugaboom Lake | 31 acres (13 ha) | Delta County | |
Lake Huron | 14,726,400 acres (5,959,600 ha) | 750 feet (230 m) | Multiple |
Hutchins Lake | 376 acres (152 ha) | 34 feet (10 m) | Allegan County |
Lake Independence | 1,860 acres (750 ha) | 30 feet (9.1 m) | Marquette County |
Intermediate Lake | 1,520 acres (620 ha) | Antrim County | |
Ironjaw Lake | 51 acres (21 ha) | Schoolcraft County | |
Kearsley Lake | Genesee County | ||
Lake Five | 17 acres (6.9 ha) | Kalkaska County | |
Lake Leelanau | 8,608 acres (3,484 ha) | 121 feet (37 m) | Leelanau County |
Lake Medora | 700 acres (280 ha) | Keweenaw County | |
Lake of the Clouds | 133 acres (54 ha) | Ontonagon County | |
Lake of the Woods | 141 acres (57 ha) | Antrim County | |
Lamberton Lake | 28.5 acres (11.5 ha) | Kent County | |
Lake Lansing | 485 acres (196 ha) | Ingham County | |
Lake Ligon | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) | Genesee County | |
Long Lake | 5,625 acres (2,276 ha) | Alpena County | |
Loon Lake | 375 acres (152 ha) | 53 feet (16 m) | Gogebic County |
Lake Macatawa | 1,700 acres (690 ha) | 50 feet (15 m) | Ottawa County |
Mandon Lake | 26 acres (11 ha) | Oakland County | |
Lake Margrethe | 1,920 acres (780 ha) | 65 feet (20 m) | Crawford County |
McKane Lake | Genesee County | ||
Lake Michigan | 14,336,000 acres (5,802,000 ha) | 923 feet (281 m) | Multiple |
Lake Mitchell | Wexford County | ||
Mott Lake | Genesee County | ||
Miner Lake | 325 acres (132 ha) | 83 feet (25 m) | Allegan County |
Mowe Lake | 24 acres (9.7 ha) | Delta County | |
Mullett Lake | 17,360 acres (7,030 ha) | 120 feet (37 m) | Cheboygan County |
Murray Lake | Kent County | ||
Muskegon Lake | 4,150 acres (1,680 ha) | Muskegon County | |
Myers Lake | 34.93 acres (14.14 ha) | Genesee County | |
Nelson Lake | Antrim County | ||
Lake Nineteen | 26 acres (11 ha) | Schoolcraft County | |
Orchard Lake | 795 acres (322 ha) | 110 feet (34 m) | Oakland County |
Osterhout Lake | 168 acres (68 ha) | 30 feet (9.1 m) | Allegan County |
Ostrander Lake | 54.2 acres (21.9 ha) | Delta, Alger and Schoolcraft counties | |
Lake Ovid | 413 acres (167 ha) | 20 feet (6.1 m) | Clinton County |
Peckham Lake | Antrim County | ||
Pike Lake | 32 acres (13 ha) | 55 feet (17 m) | Allegan County |
Portage Lake | 2,110 acres (850 ha) | 60 feet (18 m) | Manistee County |
Reeds Lake | 265 acres (107 ha) | 66 feet (20 m) | Kent County |
Rennie Lake | Grand Traverse County | ||
Round Lake | 475 acres (192 ha) | Delta County | |
Lake Saint Clair | 275,200 acres (111,400 ha) | 27 feet (8.2 m) | Multiple |
Lake St. Helen | 2,400 acres (970 ha) | Roscommon County | |
Selkirk Lake | 94 acres (38 ha) | 39 feet (12 m) | Allegan County |
Sheffer Lake | 12 acres (4.9 ha) | 30 feet (9.1 m) | Allegan County |
Lake Sixteen | 35.2 acres (14.2 ha) | 85 feet (26 m) | Allegan County |
Sheets Lake | [2] | 39 acres (16 ha)Livingston County | |
Silver Lake | 310.30 acres (125.57 ha) | Genesee County | |
Silver Lake | 690 acres (280 ha) | Oceana County | |
Lake Skegemog | 2,561 acres (1,036 ha) | 29 feet (8.8 m) | Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Kalkaska counties |
Starvation Lake | 125 acres (51 ha) | 47 feet (14 m) | Kalkaska County |
Lake Stella | 314 acres (127 ha) | Alger County | |
Stoner Lake | 72 acres (29 ha) | Alger County | |
Lake Superior | 20,364,800 acres (8,241,300 ha) | 1,332 feet (406 m) | Multiple |
Tar Pond | Antrim County | ||
Lake Thirteen | 95 acres (38 ha) | 32 feet (9.8 m) | Clare County[3] |
Thread Lake | Genesee County | ||
Thumb Lake (Lake Louise) | 484 acres (196 ha) | 152 feet (46 m) | Charlevoix County |
Little Tom Lake | 17 acres (6.9 ha) | 14 feet (4.3 m) | Allegan County |
Toms Lake | 23 acres (9.3 ha) | Delta, Alger, and Schoolcraft counties | |
Torch Lake | 18,770 acres (7,600 ha) | 315 feet (96 m) | Antrim County |
Torch Lake | 2,659 acres (1,076 ha) | 120 feet (37 m) | Houghton County |
Townline Lake | 73 acres (30 ha) | 50 feet (15 m) | Mecosta County |
Verdant Lake | 25 acres (10 ha) | Schoolcraft County | |
Lac Vieux Desert | 4,260 acres (1,720 ha) | 40 feet (12 m) | Gogebic County, Michigan and Vilas County, Wisconsin |
Walloon Lake | 4,270 acres (1,730 ha) | 100 feet (30 m) | Charlevoix and Emmet Counties |
Weidman Millpond | Isabella County | ||
Wetzel Lake | 15.7 acres (6.4 ha) | Antrim County | |
White Lake | Muskegon County |
See also
References
- ^ "Compilation of Databases on Michigan Lakes" (PDF). MichiganDNR.com. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ Sheets Lake (PDF) (Map). Institute for Fisheries Research, Michigan Conservation Dept. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ Lake Thirteen (PDF) (Map). Institute for Fisheries Research, Michigan Conservation Dept. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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