Cass Lake
Cass Lake is the largest and deepest lake in Oakland County, about 1,280 acres and 123 feet at its deepest. It sits where Waterford Township, West Bloomfield Township, Orchard Lake Village and Keego Harbor meet, and it is a public lake.
Oakland County lakes
One page per lake: size, access, rules, what sells and for how much.
Lake
Lake Angelus
Lake Angelus is a private all-sports lake of about 477 acres in Oakland County, and the eighth-deepest lake in the county.
Lake Oakland
Lake Oakland in Waterford Township is about 255 acres and 64 feet deep on the county's lake list, and it has public access. The Clinton River runs through it on its way to Loon Lake.
Lake Orion
Lake Orion is a 493-acre all-sports lake about 80 feet deep, in the Village of Lake Orion and Orion Township, and the eighth-largest lake in Oakland County. Several small islands sit in it. The state-run Indianwood boat launch on the north side gives public access, and Green's Park, a two-acre village park on M-24, has public swimming.
Lakeville Lake
Lakeville Lake in Addison Township, in the northeast part of the county, is a 460-acre all-sports lake up to 68 feet deep and one of the larger lakes in Oakland County. It holds an annual boat parade.
Loon Lake
Loon Lake in Waterford Township is a sand-bottom lake of about 243 acres and 73 feet deep, one of the largest in the township. The Clinton River enters it from Lake Oakland upstream.
Lower Straits Lake
Lower Straits Lake in Commerce Township is an all-sports lake of about 235 acres.
Maceday Lake
Maceday Lake is a 234-acre all-sports lake on the Clinton River in Waterford Township. At 117 feet deep it is the second-deepest lake in Oakland County, after Cass Lake.
Orchard Lake
Orchard Lake, in Orchard Lake Village, is the county's second-largest lake at roughly 800 acres and 110 feet at its deepest. A 35-acre island sits in the middle and gave the lake its name, from the apple orchard once planted there. There is a public boat launch.
Otter Lake
Otter Lake is a 74-acre all-sports lake in Waterford Township, up to 50 feet deep. It is joined to Sylvan Lake, and together the two total 532 acres, the seventh-largest lake in Oakland County.
Pine Lake
Pine Lake in West Bloomfield Township is a private all-sports lake of about 395 acres and 90 feet deep, the sixth-deepest in the county. Pine Lake Marina and Pine Lake Country Club are both on the lake.
Pontiac Lake
Pontiac Lake is a 640-acre all-sports lake, about 34 feet deep, on the Huron River. It lies mostly in White Lake Township with a small part in Waterford Township, is the fifth-largest lake in the county, and was created in 1926. It is a public lake with a public boat launch.
Schoolhouse Lake
Schoolhouse Lake is a 37-acre all-sports lake on the east side of Waterford, near Lake Oakland.
Scott Lake
Scott Lake in Waterford Township is a private, spring-fed, all-sports lake of about 77 acres and 35 feet deep. It is entirely residential, north of Scott Lake Road and west of Dixie Highway.
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake is a 458-acre all-sports lake shared by the city of Sylvan Lake, Keego Harbor and Waterford Township. It began as two lakes, Timber Lake to the north and Pickerel Lake to the south, and the Oakland County Boat Club has been on it since 1912. A dam at Cass Lake Road separates it from Cass Lake upstream.
Union Lake
Union Lake in Commerce Township is a 465-acre all-sports lake, up to 110 feet deep, and is regarded as one of the state's leading walleye lakes. There is one public boat launch.
Upper Long Lake
Upper Long Lake is an all-sports lake of about 130 acres with more than five miles of shoreline, stretching across Bloomfield Township and West Bloomfield Township.
Upper Straits Lake
Upper Straits Lake is a private all-sports lake of about 323 acres between West Bloomfield and Orchard Lake Village, known for being quiet.
Walled Lake
Walled Lake covers about 670 acres and reaches 53 feet at its deepest, making it the fourth-largest lake in Oakland County. It lies in the city of Walled Lake and in Novi, and drains to the Middle Rouge River.
Walnut Lake
Walnut Lake in West Bloomfield Township is a private all-sports lake of about 233 acres and 101 feet deep, the fifth-deepest in the county. Its shoreline is lined with high-end homes.
White Lake
White Lake is an all-sports lake in White Lake Township and the sixth-largest lake in Oakland County.
Williams Lake
Williams Lake is a 155-acre all-sports lake in Waterford Township, in the Clinton River watershed, near Oakland County International Airport.
Wolverine Lake
Wolverine Lake is an all-sports lake within the Village of Wolverine Lake in central Oakland County. Homes around it are served by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools.