MI · ranked by public data

The 25 Biggest Lakes in Oakland County, Michigan

95 Oakland County lakes cover at least 50 state-mapped acres, out of 387 documented lakes in the county.

11,279 ac
1,279 acres
Oakland County, MI
Cass Lake
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42.61, -83.371,279 acres | 123 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
1,279 acres · 123 ft max depth
21,015 ac
1,015 acres
Oakland County, MI
Kent Lake
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42.53, -83.651,015 acres | 38 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
1,015 acres · 38 ft max depth
3796 ac
796 acres
Oakland County, MI
Orchard Lake
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42.59, -83.37796 acres | 111 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
796 acres · 111 ft max depth
4644 ac
644 acres
Oakland County, MI
Walled Lake
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42.52, -83.48644 acres | 53 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
644 acres · 53 ft max depth
5613 ac
613 acres
Oakland County, MI
Pontiac Lake
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42.67, -83.46613 acres | 34 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
613 acres · 34 ft max depth
6519 ac
519 acres
Oakland County, MI
White Lake
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42.67, -83.57519 acres | 32 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
519 acres · 32 ft max depth
7482 ac
482 acres
Oakland County, MI
Lake Orion
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42.78, -83.26482 acres | 80 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
482 acres · 80 ft max depth
8467 ac
467 acres
Oakland County, MI
Union Lake
limited
42.61, -83.43467 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending
467 acres
9430 ac
430 acres
Oakland County, MI
Lakeville Lake
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42.83, -83.15430 acres | 66 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
430 acres · 66 ft max depth
10410 ac
410 acres
Oakland County, MI
Lake Angelus
limited
42.69, -83.32410 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending
410 acres

Rank	Lake	County	Acres	Max depth
11	Sylvan Lake	Oakland	389 ac	—
12	Pine Lake	Oakland	374 ac	90 ft
13	Elizabeth Lake	Oakland	366 ac	72 ft
14	Upper Straits Lake	Oakland	345 ac	96 ft
15	Lake Oakland	Oakland	304 ac	64 ft
16	Duck Lake	Oakland	302 ac	31 ft
17	Wolverine Lake	Oakland	269 ac	57 ft
18	Oxbow Lake	Oakland	268 ac	72 ft
19	Tipsico Lake	Oakland	244 ac	27 ft
20	Walnut Lake	Oakland	236 ac	—
21	Watkins Lake	Oakland	235 ac	25 ft
22	Loon Lake	Oakland	232 ac	73 ft
23	Voorheis Lake	Oakland	221 ac	—
24	Big Lake	Oakland	213 ac	14 ft
25	Lower Straits Lake	Oakland	209 ac	21 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

Oakland County lake records

What is the biggest lake in Oakland County?

Cass Lake — Cass Lake in Oakland County is the biggest inland lake in Oakland County by Michigan DNR GIS acreage, at 1,279 acres.

Biggest lakes statewide Deepest lakes in Oakland County All Oakland 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.

MI · ranked by public data

The 25 Biggest Lakes in Oakland County, Michigan

95 Oakland County lakes cover at least 50 state-mapped acres, out of 387 documented lakes in the county.

11,279 ac
1,279 acres
Oakland County, MI
Cass Lake
limitedDepth map
42.61, -83.371,279 acres | 123 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
1,279 acres · 123 ft max depth
21,015 ac
1,015 acres
Oakland County, MI
Kent Lake
limitedDepth map
42.53, -83.651,015 acres | 38 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
1,015 acres · 38 ft max depth
3796 ac
796 acres
Oakland County, MI
Orchard Lake
limitedDepth map
42.59, -83.37796 acres | 111 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
796 acres · 111 ft max depth
4644 ac
644 acres
Oakland County, MI
Walled Lake
limitedDepth map
42.52, -83.48644 acres | 53 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
644 acres · 53 ft max depth
5613 ac
613 acres
Oakland County, MI
Pontiac Lake
limitedDepth map
42.67, -83.46613 acres | 34 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
613 acres · 34 ft max depth
6519 ac
519 acres
Oakland County, MI
White Lake
limitedDepth map
42.67, -83.57519 acres | 32 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
519 acres · 32 ft max depth
7482 ac
482 acres
Oakland County, MI
Lake Orion
limitedDepth map
42.78, -83.26482 acres | 80 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
482 acres · 80 ft max depth
8467 ac
467 acres
Oakland County, MI
Union Lake
limited
42.61, -83.43467 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending
467 acres
9430 ac
430 acres
Oakland County, MI
Lakeville Lake
limitedDepth map
42.83, -83.15430 acres | 66 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
430 acres · 66 ft max depth
10410 ac
410 acres
Oakland County, MI
Lake Angelus
limited
42.69, -83.32410 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending
410 acres

Rank	Lake	County	Acres	Max depth
11	Sylvan Lake	Oakland	389 ac	—
12	Pine Lake	Oakland	374 ac	90 ft
13	Elizabeth Lake	Oakland	366 ac	72 ft
14	Upper Straits Lake	Oakland	345 ac	96 ft
15	Lake Oakland	Oakland	304 ac	64 ft
16	Duck Lake	Oakland	302 ac	31 ft
17	Wolverine Lake	Oakland	269 ac	57 ft
18	Oxbow Lake	Oakland	268 ac	72 ft
19	Tipsico Lake	Oakland	244 ac	27 ft
20	Walnut Lake	Oakland	236 ac	—
21	Watkins Lake	Oakland	235 ac	25 ft
22	Loon Lake	Oakland	232 ac	73 ft
23	Voorheis Lake	Oakland	221 ac	—
24	Big Lake	Oakland	213 ac	14 ft
25	Lower Straits Lake	Oakland	209 ac	21 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

Oakland County lake records

What is the biggest lake in Oakland County?

Cass Lake — Cass Lake in Oakland County is the biggest inland lake in Oakland County by Michigan DNR GIS acreage, at 1,279 acres.

Biggest lakes statewide Deepest lakes in Oakland County All Oakland County lakes

The 25 Biggest Lakes in Oakland County, Michigan

Cass Lake

Kent Lake

Orchard Lake

Walled Lake

Pontiac Lake

White Lake

Lake Orion

Union Lake

Lakeville Lake

Lake Angelus

How this list is built

Oakland County lake records

What is the biggest lake in Oakland County?

The 25 Biggest Lakes in Oakland County, Michigan

Cass Lake

Kent Lake

Orchard Lake

Walled Lake

Pontiac Lake

White Lake

Lake Orion

Union Lake

Lakeville Lake

Lake Angelus

How this list is built

Oakland County lake records

What is the biggest lake in Oakland County?