There are 387 lakes in Oakland County, Michigan. Of those lakes, 317 are named while 70 are unnamed lakes.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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Name | Location | Size (acre) | Size (ha) | Depth (ft) | Depth (m) | Notes |
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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 | Commerce 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 | Milford 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[8] | 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 | |
Voorhies Lake | Orion Township | |||||
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 |
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.[9] In addition, no-wake lakes in Oakland County with public boat launches include Crooked Lake, Heron Lake, Kent Lake and Wildwood Lake.