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]
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.
Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a principal county of the Detroit metropolitan area, containing the bulk of Detroit's northern suburbs. Its county seat is Pontiac, and its largest city is Troy. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 1,274,395, making it the second-most populous county in Michigan, and the largest county in the United States without a city of 100,000 residents.
Independence Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 36,686 at the 2020 census.
Orion Charter Township is a charter township of Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The population was 39,816 as on July 1, 2019.
Waterford Township is a charter township in the geographic center of Oakland County, Michigan, United States.
White Lake Charter Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Together with its two unincorporated communities, the township makes up part of the Detroit metropolitan area outskirts. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 30,019.
Cass Lake is on the main branch of the Clinton River.
Drayton Plains is an unincorporated community in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Waterford Township. As an unincorporated community, Drayton Plains has no legally defined area or population statistics of its own. It once had its own post office with the 48020 ZIP Code but now uses the 48329 Waterford ZIP Code. It is located on Dixie Highway near the west end of Loon Lake.
Silver Lake is a lake in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. It is roughly 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the northern to southern ends. The lake is known for its pine coasts, irregular shoreline, and many peninsulas and islands, despite being smaller in size. Its maximum depth is 96 feet (29 m), making it the third deepest lake in Grand Traverse County. It is also the fourth-largest lake entirely within Grand Traverse County, after Long Lake, Green Lake, and Duck Lake.
Loon Lake is a freshwater lake located in Waterford Township, Michigan. It borders Dixie Highway on the west and is south of Walton Blvd. on the north. The sand-bottom lake is 243 acres (98 ha), making it the 18th largest lake in Oakland County, Michigan and one of the largest in Waterford Township.
Van Norman Lake is a private, all-sports, 66-acre (27 ha) lake along the main branch of the Clinton River, in Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the lake lies within Independence Township; however, the southern portion of the lake is in Waterford Township.
Waterford Hill is located in Independence Township, in Oakland County, Michigan, 0.4 miles north of Waterford Village. The hill is classified as a summit. It extends from east of Dixie Highway including Ottawa Park Cemetery to the east, to Maple Lane in Moon Valley to the north, to Parview Drive and Greens Lake to the west, to Van Norman Lake to the south.
Deer Lake is an all-sports, 137-acre (55 ha) lake along the main branch of the Clinton River. The lake, with a maximum depth of 63 feet (19 m), lies within Independence Township in Oakland County, Michigan.
Sylvan Lake is an all-sports, 458-acre (185 ha) Oakland County, Michigan lake along the main branch of the Clinton River.
Pontiac Lake is an all-sports, 640-acre (260 ha) Oakland County, Michigan lake along the Huron River. The lake lies primarily in White Lake Township, while a small portion of the lake lies in Waterford Township.
Maceday Lake is an all-sports, 234-acre (95 ha) Oakland County, Michigan lake along the Clinton River.
Pine Lake is a private, all-sports, 395-acre (160 ha) lake in West Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Townsend Lake is a 26-acre (11 ha) lake in Independence Township in Oakland County, Michigan along the main branch of the Clinton River.
Lester Lake is a lake in Oakland County, Michigan lake along the main branch of the Clinton River.
Lotus Lake is an all-sports, 185-acre (75 ha) Oakland County, Michigan lake along the Clinton River. Most of the lake lies within Waterford Township, however the northern portion of the lake is in Independence Township.
Leggett Bay is located in Waterford Township, Michigan, United States. The 25-acre bay within Lake Oakland (Michigan) lies north of Walton Blvd. near Clintonville Rd. At its deepest point, the bay is 10 feet deep.