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Michigan›Biggest lakes›Livingston County

MI · ranked by public data

The 25 Biggest Lakes in Livingston County, Michigan

54 Livingston County lakes cover at least 50 state-mapped acres, out of 158 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 1641 ac
    641 acres

    Livingston County, MI

    Portage Lake

    limited
    42.43, -83.91641 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    641 acres

  2. 2576 ac
    576 acres

    Livingston County, MI

    Whitmore Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.43, -83.75576 acres | 69 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    576 acres · 69 ft max depth

  3. 3313 ac
    313 acres

    Livingston County, MI

    Lake Chemung

    limitedDepth map
    42.58, -83.85313 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    313 acres · 60 ft max depth

  4. 4284 ac
    284 acres

    Livingston County, MI

    Shannon Lake

    limited
    42.72, -83.80284 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    284 acres

  5. 5268 ac
    268 acres

    Livingston County, MI

    Thompson Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.61, -83.91268 acres | 52 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    268 acres · 52 ft max depth

  6. 6261 ac
    261 acres

    Livingston County, MI

    Strawberry Lake

    limited
    42.45, -83.84261 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    261 acres

  7. 7258 ac
    258 acres

    Livingston County, MI

    Woodland Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.55, -83.78258 acres | 35 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    258 acres · 35 ft max depth

  8. 8248 ac
    248 acres

    Livingston County, MI

    East Crooked Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.55, -83.85248 acres | 40 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    248 acres · 40 ft max depth

  9. 9231 ac
    231 acres

    Livingston County, MI

    Ore Lake

    limited
    42.48, -83.80231 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    231 acres

  10. 10225 ac
    225 acres

    Livingston County, MI

    Bennett Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.77, -83.82225 acres | 58 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    225 acres · 58 ft max depth

RankLakeCountyAcresMax depth
11West Crooked LakeLivingston191 ac—
12Gallagher LakeLivingston189 ac30 ft
13Long LakeLivingston178 ac—
14Bass LakeLivingston177 ac73 ft
15Runyan LakeLivingston172 ac—
16Brighton LakeLivingston163 ac—
17Patterson LakeLivingston158 ac60 ft
18Green Oak LakeLivingston152 ac42 ft
19Lake WaldenLivingston147 ac—
20Winans LakeLivingston147 ac54 ft
21Inchwagh LakeLivingston144 ac—
22Rush LakeLivingston140 ac—
23Island LakeLivingston130 ac35 ft
24Hoisington LakeLivingston126 ac62 ft
25Cedar LakeLivingston119 ac26 ft

Methodology

How this list is built

  • Ranked by GIS-computed surface acres from Michigan DNR lake polygons — one consistent state source for every lake, which can differ modestly from older published figures.
  • The Great Lakes are excluded — this list ranks inland lakes.
  • Lakes whose mapped polygon could not be confidently matched are excluded rather than guessed.
  • Lakes under 50 acres are excluded from rankings.
  • Public access inventories are not yet tracked for Michigan, so access is never shown or ranked here.

FAQ

Livingston County lake records

What is the biggest lake in Livingston County?

Portage Lake — Portage Lake in Livingston County is the biggest inland lake in Livingston County by Michigan DNR GIS acreage, at 641 acres.

Biggest lakes statewideDeepest lakes in Livingston CountyAll Livingston County lakes

Source data: Michigan DNR GIS lake polygons as aggregated by LakeList. GIS-computed acres can differ modestly from older published figures.Lake outlines are shoreline shapes from LakeList and the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; they illustrate a lake's form and are not depth or navigation charts.