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Michigan›Biggest lakes›Midland County

MI · ranked by public data

Biggest Lakes in Midland County, Michigan, Ranked

2 Midland County lakes cover at least 50 state-mapped acres, out of 4 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 11,402 ac
    1,402 acres

    Midland County, MI

    Sanford Lake (historical)

    limitedDepth map
    43.74, -84.401,402 acres | 20 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    1,402 acres · 20 ft max depth

  2. 21,142 ac
    1,142 acres

    Midland County, MI

    Wixom Lake (historical)

    limitedDepth map
    43.82, -84.361,142 acres | 40 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    1,142 acres · 40 ft max depth

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

Midland County lake records

What is the biggest lake in Midland County?

Sanford Lake (historical) — Sanford Lake (historical) in Midland County is the biggest inland lake in Midland County by Michigan DNR GIS acreage, at 1,402 acres.

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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.