List of lakes of Oakland County, Michigan

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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. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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NameLocationSize (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 94103
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 3815257.6Located within Thelma G. Spencer Park
Carus Lake Commerce Township
Cass Lake West Bloomfield Township 1,28051812337Deepest 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 218103
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 86355517
Cranberry Lake Independence Township
Cranberry Lake Orion Township
Cranberry Lake Milford Township
Cranberry Lake Brandon Township
Crescent Lake Waterford Township 90364012
Cogger Lake Rose Township
Crooked Lake Independence Township 68286520
Crotched Lake Springfield Township
Crystal Lake Pontiac 125113
Crystal Lake Rochester Hills
Darby Lake Commerce Township
Dark Lake (near Deer Lake) Independence Township 52103One of two lakes with this name in this location
Dark Lake (near Whipple Lake) Independence Township 73124One of two lakes with this name in this location
Dark Lake Oxford Township
Davis Lake Oxford Township
Deer Lake Independence Township 137556319
Dixie Lake Springfield Township
Dollar Lake Independence Township 31155
Downey Lake Highland Township
Drake Lake Springfield Township
Duck Lake Highland Township
Duck Lake Oxford Township
Dunham Lake Highland Township
Eagle Lake Waterford Township 198206
Ekelund Lake Brandon Township
Eliza Lake Springfield Township
Elizabeth Lake Waterford Township 3631477222
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 94103
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 1983511
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 117475517
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 4317155
Indian Lake Orion Township
Indianwood Lake Oxford Township
Judah Lake Orion Township
Kelly Lake Rose Township
Kennedy Lake Holly Township
Kent Lake Milford Township 1,2004863611
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 4771938827
Lake Braemar Rose Township
Lake Charnwood Rochester Hills
Lake Erin Orion Township
Lake George Orion Township
Lake Goodrich Waterford Township 42103
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 2551036420
Lake O'Brien Highland Township
Lake Ona White Lake Township
Lake Orion Orion Township 5062058024
Lake Sherwood Commerce Township
Lake Sixteen Oxford Township
Lakeville Lake Orion Township 4601866821
Lantern Lake Auburn Hills
Leggets Lake Waterford Township 2510103
Leonard Lake Highland Township
Lester Lake Waterford Township 125258
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 243987322
Lotus Lake Waterford Township 185756520
Lower Long Lake Bloomfield Township
Lower Pettibone Lake Milford Township
Lower Proud Lake Commerce Township
Lower Straits Lake Commerce Township
Maceday Lake Waterford Township 2349511736
Mandon Lake White Lake Township 2611144
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 2393511
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 2393310
Moore Lake Milford Township
Morgan Lake Independence Township
Morgan Lake Waterford Township 2811258
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 79532211034
Otter Lake Waterford Township 74305015
Oxbow Lake White Lake Township
Oxford Lake Orion Township
Parke Lake Independence Township 2395015
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 3951609027
Pine Lake Oxford Township
Pitch Haven Lake Commerce Township
Pleasant Lake Commerce Township
Pleasant Lake Waterford Township 95385216
Ploss Lake Orion Township
Pontiac Lake White Lake Township 6402593410
Powell Lake Oxford Township
Prince Lake Orion Township
Proud Lake Commerce Township
Pungs Lake Oxford Township
Quicksand Lake Commerce Township
Rainbow Lake Waterford Township 52155
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 37154915
Scotch Lake Commerce Township
Scott Lake Waterford Township 78323511
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 101417322
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 4581857122
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 4217
Townsend Lake Independence Township 26115517
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 46518811034
Upper Bushman Lake Independence Township 30123210
Upper Lakeville Lake Addison Township
Upper Long Lake Bloomfield Township
Upper Pettibone Lake Highland Township
Upper Silver Lake Waterford Township 3615309
Upper Straits Bloomfield Township
Valley Lake Springfield Township
Van Norman Lake Independence Township 66279027
Voorheis Lake Orion Township 2501017021
Wabeek Lake Bloomfield Township
Walled Lake Commerce Township 6702715316
Walker Lake Rochester Hills
Walnut Lake West Bloomfield Township 2329410131
Walters Lake Independence Township 77317623
Waterbury Lake Highland Township
Waterstone Lake Oxford Township
Watkins Lake Waterford Township 23896258
Waumegah Lake Springfield Township
West Wind Lake Rose Township
Whipple Lake Independence Township 75305015
Whisper Lake Oxford Township
White Lake White Lake Township 5402193210
White Horse Lake Waterford Township 83103
Wilson Lake Brandon Township
Wilson Lake Rose Township
Wing Lake Bloomfield Township
Wildwood Lake Groveland Township
Williams Lake Waterford Township 155634514
Wolverine Lake Commerce Township
Woodbridge Lake Commerce Township
Woodhull Lake Waterford Township 135555617
Woodpecker Lake Commerce Township
Woodruff Lake Highland Township
Wormer Lake Waterford Township 2811247

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. [9] 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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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waterford Township, Michigan</span> Charter township in Michigan, United States

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">White Lake Township, Michigan</span> Charter township in Michigan, United States

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drayton Plains, Michigan</span> Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

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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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leggets Lake (Waterford Township, Michigan)</span> Lake in the state of Michigan, United States

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.

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