List of lakes of Michigan

Michigan's 20 largest inland lakes.

This is a list of lakes in Michigan. The American state of Michigan borders four of the Great Lakes. The number of inland lakes in Michigan depends on the minimum size: there are 62,798 lakes ≥ 0.1 acres, 26,266 lakes ≥ 1.0 acres, 6,537 lakes ≥ 10.0 acres, 1,148 lakes ≥ 100 acres, 98 lakes ≥ 1,000 acres, and 10 lakes ≥ 10,000 acres.[1]

Many lakes bear the same name. Some of the most common names are Clear Lake, Long Lake, Mud Lake, Round Lake and Silver Lake.

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Lake Surface Area Maximum Depth County
Lake LeAnn Hillsdale County
Alcona Dam Pond Alcona County
Lake Allegan Allegan County
Allen Lake 78 acres (32 ha) 40 feet (12 m) Gogebic County
Lake Ann 501 acres (203 ha) 75 feet (23 m) Benzie County
Lake Antoine 726 acres (294 ha) 25 feet (7.6 m) Dickinson County
Arcadia Lake 275 acres (111 ha) 28 feet (8.5 m) Manistee County
Austin Lake 1,050 acres (420 ha) 11 feet (3.4 m) Kalamazoo County
Lake Bancroft Marquette County
Bankson Lake 217 acres (88 ha) 42 feet (13 m) Van Buren County
South Bar Lake 69 acres (28 ha) 13 feet (4.0 m) Leelanau County
Bay Lake 173 acres (70 ha) 45 feet (14 m) Gogebic County
Beaver Lake Alger County
Bear Lake Kalkaska County
Lake Bella Vista Kent County
Lake Bellaire 1,789 acres (724 ha) 95 feet (29 m) Antrim County
Beadle Lake Calhoun County
Belleville Lake 1,775 acres (718 ha) Wayne County
Ben-way Lake 127 acres (51 ha) 42 feet (13 m) Antrim County
Benton Lake Lake County
Betsy Lake 1,376 acres (557 ha) Luce County
Bear Lake Benzie County
Big Bradford Lake 228 acres (92 ha) 102 feet (31 m) Crawford County
Big Lake 137 acres (55 ha) Allegan County
Big Star Lake 912 acres (369 ha) Lake County
Birch Lake 326 acres (132 ha) 53 feet (16 m) Antrim County
Black Lake 10,114 acres (4,093 ha) 50 feet (15 m) Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties
Blanch Lake 44 acres (18 ha) 30 feet (9.1 m) Newaygo County
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 acres (21 ha) Genesee County
Burt Lake 17,395 acres (7,040 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
Campau Lake 83 acres (34 ha) 42 feet (13 m) Kent County
Casey Lake 95 acres (38 ha) Marquette County
Cass Lake 1,280 acres (520 ha) 123 feet (37 m) Oakland County
Center Lake 847 acres (343 ha) 40 feet (12 m) Jackson County
Lake Charlevoix 17,268 acres (6,988 ha) 120 feet (37 m) Charlevoix County
Cisco Lake 567 acres (229 ha) 20 feet (6.1 m) Gogebic County
Clam Lake 420 acres (170 ha) Antrim County
Clark Lake 836 acres (338 ha) 74 feet (23 m) Gogebic County
Clark Lake Jackson County
Clear Lake 187 acres (76 ha) 16 feet (4.9 m) Barry County
Clifford Lake 195 acres (79 ha) 45 feet (14 m) Montcalm County
Coldwater Lake[2] 1,610 acres (650 ha) 92 feet (28 m) Branch 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
Cranberry Lake Clare County
Crooked Lake 2,352 acres (952 ha) 50 feet (15 m) Emmet County
Crooked Lake 41 acres (17 ha) Genesee County
Crystal Lake 9,869 acres (3,994 ha) 162 feet (49 m) Benzie County
Culhane Lake 100 acres (40 ha) 49 feet (15 m) Luce County
Deep Lake 70 acres (28 ha) 50 feet (15 m) Lenawee County
Deer Island Lake 346 acres (140 ha) 55 feet (17 m) Gogebic County
Deer Lake 463 acres (187 ha) 22 feet (6.7 m) Charlevoix County
Deer Lake Marquette County
Deer Lake 137 acres (55 ha) 63 feet (19 m) Oakland County
Devils Lake Lenawee County
Diamond Lake 1,020 acres (410 ha) 62 feet (19 m) Cass County
Dinner Lake 108 acres (44 ha) 25 feet (7.6 m) Gogebic County
Dockery Lake Mason County
Donnell Lake 247 acres (100 ha) 63 feet (19 m) Cass County
Douglas Lake 3,395 acres (1,374 ha) Cheboygan County
Duck Lake 123 acres (50 ha) 39 feet (12 m) Allegan County
Duck Lake 612 acres (248 ha) 25 feet (7.6 m) Gogebic County
Dumont Lake 215 acres (87 ha) 50 feet (15 m) Allegan County
Duncan Lake 130 acres (53 ha) 55 feet (17 m) Barry County
Eagle Lake 225 acres (91 ha) 59 feet (18 m) Allegan and Van Buren counties
Eagle Lake 194 acres (79 ha) 10 feet (3.0 m) Kalamazoo County
East Twin Lake 830 acres (340 ha) 25 feet (7.6 m) Montmorency County
Elk Lake 8,195 acres (3,316 ha) 192 feet (59 m) Antrim and Grand Traverse counties
Ellsworth Lake 107 acres (43 ha) 42 feet (13 m) Antrim County
Lake Fenton 845 acres (342 ha) 92 feet (28 m) Genesee County
Big Fish Lake 85 acres (34 ha) 70 feet (21 m) Lapeer County
Fish Lake 151 acres (61 ha) 56 feet (17 m) Barry County
Fisher Lake 31 acres (13 ha) 39 feet (12 m) Gogebic County
Fishers Lake 327 acres (132 ha) 42 feet (13 m) St. Joseph County
Fisk Lake 26 acres (11 ha) Kent County
Five Lake Antrim County
Lake Five 17 acres (6.9 ha) Kalkaska County
Fletcher Pond 8,970 acres (3,630 ha) 10 feet (3.0 m) Alpena and Montmorency counties
Flint Park Lake (Devil's Lake) 19 acres (7.7 ha) Genesee County
Ford Lake 975 acres (395 ha) Washtenaw County
French Farm Lake 802 acres (325 ha) Emmet County
Fumee Lake Dickinson County
Lake George Chippewa County, Michigan and Algoma District, Northwestern Ontario
Gilead Lake 130 acres (53 ha) 49 feet (15 m) Branch County
Gilletts Lake 350 acres (140 ha) 30 feet (9.1 m) Jackson County
Glen Lake 4,871 acres (1,971 ha) 130 feet (40 m) Leelanau County
Little Glen Lake 1,415 acres (573 ha) 13 feet (4.0 m) Leelanau County
Lake Gogebic 13,380 acres (5,410 ha) 35 feet (11 m) Gogebic and Ontonagon counties
Goguac Lake 352 acres (142 ha) 66 feet (20 m) Calhoun County
Goose Lake Marquette County
Grand Lake 5,823 acres (2,356 ha) 25 feet (7.6 m) Presque Isle County
Grand Sable Lake 630 acres (250 ha) 85 feet (26 m) Alger County
Grass Lake 632 acres (256 ha) 6 feet (1.8 m) Montmorency County
Gravel Lake 296 acres (120 ha) Van Buren County
Green Lake 309 acres (125 ha) 69 feet (21 m) Allegan County
Green Lake 40 acres (16 ha) Antrim County
Greens Lake 117 acres (47 ha) 55 feet (17 m) Oakland County
Lake Gribben Marquette County
Gull Lake 2,046 acres (828 ha) 110 feet (34 m) Barry and Kalamazoo counties
Gulliver Lake Schoolcraft County
Gun Lake 2,680 acres (1,080 ha) 65 feet (20 m) Allegan and Barry counties
Gun Lake Mason County
Half-Moon Lake 64 acres (26 ha) 82 feet (25 m) Muskegon County
Hamlin Lake 4,990 acres (2,020 ha) 80 feet (24 m) Mason County
Hanley Lake 93 acres (38 ha) Antrim County
Haven Lake Washtenaw County
Hawk Lake 8 acres (3.2 ha) Antrim County
Heart Lake 67 acres (27 ha) 117 feet (36 m) Otsego County
Helen Lake 100 acres (40 ha) Marquette County
Herendeene Lake 39 acres (16 ha) 37 feet (11 m) Benzie County
Higgins Lake 10,186 acres (4,122 ha) 135 feet (41 m) Roscommon County
Holloway Reservoir 1,975 acres (799 ha) Genesee and Lapeer counties
Houghton Lake 20,075 acres (8,124 ha) 21 feet (6.4 m) Roscommon County
Hubbard Lake 8,768 acres (3,548 ha) 87 feet (27 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
Indian Lake 506 acres (205 ha) 28 feet (8.5 m) Cass County
Indian Lake 42 acres (17 ha) 18 feet (5.5 m) Kalkaska County
Indian Lake 8,647 acres (3,499 ha) 15 feet (4.6 m) Schoolcraft County
Intermediate Lake 1,520 acres (620 ha) Antrim County
Ironjaw Lake 51 acres (21 ha) Schoolcraft County
Island Lake 64 acres (26 ha) Ogemaw and Oscoda counties
James Lake 209 acres (85 ha) 10 feet (3.0 m) Iron County
Kearsley Lake Genesee County
Kent Lake 1,015 acres (411 ha) 38 feet (12 m) Oakland County
Klinger Lake St. Joseph County
Lac Vieux Desert 4,370 acres (1,770 ha) 38 feet (12 m) Gogebic County, Michigan and Vilas County, Wisconsin
Lac La Belle 30 feet (9.1 m) Keweenaw County
Lake of the Clouds 133 acres (54 ha) Ontonagon County
Lake of the Woods 172 acres (70 ha) 14 feet (4.3 m) Antrim County
Lamberton Lake 29 acres (12 ha) Kent County
Lake Lansing 485 acres (196 ha) Ingham County
Lake Lavine 87 acres (35 ha) 71 feet (22 m) Branch County
Leach Lake 107 acres (43 ha) 52 feet (16 m) Barry County
Lee Lake Calhoun County
North Lake Leelanau 2,914 acres (1,179 ha) 121 feet (37 m) Leelanau County
South Lake Leelanau 5,693 acres (2,304 ha) 62 feet (19 m) Leelanau County
Lime Lake 670 acres (270 ha) 65 feet (20 m) Leelanau County
Lincoln Lake 417 acres (169 ha) 67 feet (20 m) Kent County
Lake Ligon 5 acres (2.0 ha) Genesee County
Long Lake 5,342 acres (2,162 ha) 25 feet (7.6 m) Alpena and Presque Isle counties
Long Lake 75 acres (30 ha) 49 feet (15 m) Barry County
Long Lake 60 acres (24 ha) 105 feet (32 m) Iron County
Long Lake Grand Traverse County
Long Lake 66 acres (27 ha) 15 feet (4.6 m) Missaukee County
Loon Lake 375 acres (152 ha) 53 feet (16 m) Gogebic County
Loon Lake 243 acres (98 ha) 73 feet (22 m) Oakland County
Lost Lake 66 acres (27 ha) Clare County
Lyon Lake Calhoun County
Lake Macatawa 1,700 acres (690 ha) 50 feet (15 m) Ottawa County
Madron Lake 65 acres (26 ha) Berrien County
Mandon Lake 26 acres (11 ha) Oakland County
Manistee Lake Manistee County
Manistique Lake 10,346 acres (4,187 ha) 20 feet (6.1 m) Luce and Mackinac counties
South Mantique Lake 4,133 acres (1,673 ha) 29 feet (8.8 m) Mackinac County
Marble Lake 741 acres (300 ha) 60 feet (18 m) Branch County
Lake Margrethe 1,920 acres (780 ha) 65 feet (20 m) Crawford County
McKane Lake Genesee County
Lake Medora 700 acres (280 ha) Keweenaw County
Michigamme Reservoir 7,200 acres (2,900 ha) 42 feet (13 m) Iron County
Lake Michigamme 4,292 acres (1,737 ha) 72 feet (22 m) Gogebic County
Lake Michigan 14,336,000 acres (5,802,000 ha) 923 feet (281 m) Multiple
Mill Lake Washtenaw County
Mirror Lake Ontonagon County
Lake Mitchell Wexford County
Mott Lake Genesee County
Miner Lake 325 acres (132 ha) 83 feet (25 m) Allegan County
Mona Lake 695 acres (281 ha) 42 feet (13 m) Muskegon County
Moosehead Lake 51 acres (21 ha) 39 feet (12 m) Gogebic County
Moraine Lake 90 acres (36 ha) 22 feet (6.7 m) Gogebic County
Mowe Lake 24 acres (9.7 ha) Delta County
Mullett Lake 16,630 acres (6,730 ha) 148 feet (45 m) Cheboygan County
Murphy Lake Berrien County
Murphy Lake Iron County
Murphy Lake Newaygo County
Murphy Lake Schoolcraft County
Murphy Lake 209 acres (85 ha) Tuscola County
Murray Lake 320 acres (130 ha) 72 feet (22 m) Kent County
Muskegon Lake 4,232 acres (1,713 ha) Muskegon County
Myers Lake 35 acres (14 ha) Genesee County
Nelson Lake Antrim County
Nepessing Lake 427 acres (173 ha) 25 feet (7.6 m) Lapeer County
Nevins Lake 55 acres (22 ha) 60 feet (18 m) Montcalm County
Nichols Lake 153 acres (62 ha) 50 feet (15 m) Newaygo County
Lake Nineteen 26 acres (11 ha) Schoolcraft County
Norway Lake 52 acres (21 ha) 20 feet (6.1 m) Iron County
Lake Oakland 255 acres (103 ha) 64 feet (20 m) Oakland 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 acres (22 ha) Delta, Alger, and Schoolcraft counties
Otsego Lake 1,972 acres (798 ha) 25 feet (7.6 m) Otsego County
Lake Ovid 413 acres (167 ha) 20 feet (6.1 m) Clinton County
Lake Paradise 1,900 acres (770 ha) 18 feet (5.5 m) Cheboygan and Emmet counties
Paw Paw Lake Berrien County
Peckham Lake Antrim County
Pickerel Lake 1,082 acres (438 ha) 74 feet (23 m) Emmet County
Pike Lake 32 acres (13 ha) 55 feet (17 m) Allegan County
Pike Lake 90 acres (36 ha) 37 feet (11 m) Marquette County
Big Pine Island Lake 195 acres (79 ha) 45 feet (14 m) Kent County
Pine Lake 611 acres (247 ha) 34 feet (10 m) Barry County
Big Platte Lake 2,550 acres (1,030 ha) 95 feet (29 m) Benzie County
Little Platte Lake 896 acres (363 ha) 8 feet (2.4 m) Benzie County
Pole Creek Lake 89 acres (36 ha) 10 feet (3.0 m) Delta County
Portage Lake 9,640 acres (3,900 ha) 54 feet (16 m) Houghton 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
Rifle Lake 185 acres (75 ha) 72 feet (22 m) Ogemaw County
Robinson Lake Iron County
Rollway Lake 40 acres (16 ha) Newaygo County
Lake Roland 258 acres (104 ha) 40 feet (12 m) Houghton County
Round Lake Charlevoix County
Round Lake 475 acres (192 ha) Delta County
Lake St. Clair 275,200 acres (111,400 ha) 27 feet (8.2 m) Multiple
Lake St. Helen 2,400 acres (970 ha) Roscommon County
Schoolhouse Lake 37 acres (15 ha) 49 feet (15 m) Oakland County
Selkirk Lake 94 acres (38 ha) 39 feet (12 m) Allegan County
Sheets Lake 39 acres (16 ha)[3] Livingston County
Sheffer Lake 12 acres (4.9 ha) 30 feet (9.1 m) Allegan County
Lake Sixteen 35 acres (14 ha) 85 feet (26 m) Allegan County
Silver Lake 310 acres (130 ha) Genesee County
Silver Lake Grand Traverse County
Silver Lake 101 acres (41 ha) 73 feet (22 m) Oakland County
Silver Lake 673 acres (272 ha) 25 feet (7.6 m) Oceana County
Silver Lake Basin Marquette County
Siskiwit Lake 4,150 acres (1,680 ha) Keweenaw County
Sixmile Lake 369 acres (149 ha) 31 feet (9.4 m) Charlevoix County
Lake Skegemog 2,766 acres (1,119 ha) 29 feet (8.8 m) Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Kalkaska counties
Spider Lake 450 acres (180 ha) Grand Traverse County
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
Stony Lake 278 acres (113 ha) 42 feet (13 m) Oceana County
Sun Sun Lake 50 acres (20 ha) Marquette County
Sunday Lake Gogebic County
Lake Superior 20,364,800 acres (8,241,300 ha) 1,332 feet (406 m) Multiple
Tar Pond Antrim County
Tea Lake 204 acres (83 ha) 70 feet (21 m) Oscoda County
Teal Lake Marquette County
Lake Templene 900 acres (360 ha) St. Joseph County
Tepee Lake 120 acres (49 ha) 40 feet (12 m) Iron County
Thayer Lake Antrim County
Lake Thirteen 95 acres (38 ha) 32 feet (9.8 m) Clare County[4]
Thornapple Lake 415 acres (168 ha) 31 feet (9.4 m) Barry County
Thousand Island Lake 1,009 acres (408 ha) 81 feet (25 m) Gogebic County
Thread Lake Genesee County
Three Mile Lake 176 acres (71 ha) 35 feet (11 m) Van Buren 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 18,722 acres (7,577 ha) 285 feet (87 m) Antrim and Kalkaska counties
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
Townline Lake 289 acres (117 ha) 49 feet (15 m) Montcalm County
Turtle Lake 41 acres (17 ha) 22 feet (6.7 m) Benzie County
Union Lake Branch County
Upper Brace Lake Calhoun County
Van Auken Lake 249 acres (101 ha) 47 feet (14 m) Van Buren County
Van Norman Lake 66 acres (27 ha) 90 feet (27 m) Oakland County
Verdant Lake 25 acres (10 ha) Schoolcraft County
Wabasis Lake 418 acres (169 ha) 57 feet (17 m) Kent County
Walled Lake 670 acres (270 ha) 53 feet (16 m) Oakland County
Walloon Lake 4,270 acres (1,730 ha) 100 feet (30 m) Charlevoix and Emmet counties
West Twin Lake 1,313 acres (531 ha) 26 feet (7.9 m) Montmorency County
Weidman Millpond Isabella County
Wetzel Lake 16 acres (6.5 ha) Antrim County
White Lake Muskegon County
White Lake 540 acres (220 ha) Oakland County
Whitmore Lake 667 acres (270 ha) Washtenaw and Livingston counties
Woodhull Lake 135 acres (55 ha) 56 feet (17 m) Oakland County
Zukey Lake Livingston County

See also

References

  1. "Compilation of Databases on Michigan Lakes" (PDF). MichiganDNR.com. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  2. Coldwater Lake Map, Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Branch County
  3. Sheets Lake (PDF) (Map). Institute for Fisheries Research, Michigan Conservation Dept. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
  4. Lake Thirteen (PDF) (Map). Institute for Fisheries Research, Michigan Conservation Dept. Retrieved 2009-03-13.

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