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Michigan›Biggest lakes›Van Buren County

MI · ranked by public data

The 25 Biggest Lakes in Van Buren County, Michigan

44 Van Buren County lakes cover at least 50 state-mapped acres, out of 126 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 1364 ac
    364 acres

    Van Buren County, MI

    Bankson Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.12, -85.79364 acres | 40 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    364 acres · 40 ft max depth

  2. 2297 ac
    297 acres

    Van Buren County, MI

    Gravel Lake

    limited
    42.08, -85.87297 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    297 acres

  3. 3282 ac
    282 acres

    Van Buren County, MI

    Saddle Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.38, -86.05282 acres | 30 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    282 acres · 30 ft max depth

  4. 4275 ac
    275 acres

    Van Buren County, MI

    Cedar Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.09, -85.83275 acres | 84 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    275 acres · 84 ft max depth

  5. 5261 ac
    261 acres

    Van Buren County, MI

    Threemile Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.19, -85.95261 acres | 35 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    261 acres · 35 ft max depth

  6. 6253 ac
    253 acres

    Van Buren County, MI

    Van Auken Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.25, -86.18253 acres | 45 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    253 acres · 45 ft max depth

  7. 7239 ac
    239 acres

    Van Buren County, MI

    Christie Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.17, -86.01239 acres | 48 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    239 acres · 48 ft max depth

  8. 8234 ac
    234 acres

    Van Buren County, MI

    Lake Cora

    limitedDepth map
    42.20, -85.98234 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    234 acres · 50 ft max depth

  9. 9205 ac
    205 acres

    Van Buren County, MI

    Round Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.08, -86.21205 acres | 20 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    205 acres · 20 ft max depth

  10. 10196 ac
    196 acres

    Van Buren County, MI

    Eagle Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.17, -85.97196 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    196 acres · 60 ft max depth

RankLakeCountyAcresMax depth
11Maple LakeVan Buren193 ac15 ft
12Great Bear LakeVan Buren166 ac58 ft
13Muskrat LakeVan Buren143 ac—
14Grass LakeVan Buren130 ac—
15Brownwood LakeVan Buren125 ac—
16Rush LakeVan Buren121 ac58 ft
17South Scott LakeVan Buren118 ac50 ft
18Crooked LakeVan Buren117 ac48 ft
19Mill LakeVan Buren107 ac—
20Swift LakeVan Buren107 ac—
21North LakeVan Buren98 ac60 ft
22Huzzy LakeVan Buren97 ac30 ft
23Reynolds LakeVan Buren97 ac30 ft
24Pine LakeVan Buren96 ac—
25Little Bankson LakeVan Buren88 ac—

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

Van Buren County lake records

What is the biggest lake in Van Buren County?

Bankson Lake — Bankson Lake in Van Buren County is the biggest inland lake in Van Buren County by Michigan DNR GIS acreage, at 364 acres.

Biggest lakes statewideDeepest lakes in Van Buren CountyAll Van Buren 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.