MI · ranked by public data

The 25 Deepest Lakes in Oakland County, Michigan

54 Oakland County lakes are at least 50 state-mapped acres with an IFR-surveyed depth, out of 387 documented lakes in the county.

1123 ft
1,279 acres
Oakland County, MI
Cass Lake
limitedDepth map
42.61, -83.371,279 acres | 123 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
123 ft maximum depth · 1,279 acres
2111 ft
796 acres
Oakland County, MI
Orchard Lake
limitedDepth map
42.59, -83.37796 acres | 111 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
111 ft maximum depth · 796 acres
396 ft
345 acres
Oakland County, MI
Upper Straits Lake
limitedDepth map
42.58, -83.40345 acres | 96 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
96 ft maximum depth · 345 acres
490 ft
374 acres
Oakland County, MI
Pine Lake
limitedDepth map
42.59, -83.34374 acres | 90 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
90 ft maximum depth · 374 acres
580 ft
482 acres
Oakland County, MI
Lake Orion
limitedDepth map
42.78, -83.26482 acres | 80 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
80 ft maximum depth · 482 acres
675 ft
94 acres
Oakland County, MI
Silver Lake
limitedDepth map
42.68, -83.3494 acres | 75 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
75 ft maximum depth · 94 acres
773 ft
232 acres
Oakland County, MI
Loon Lake
limitedDepth map
42.68, -83.36232 acres | 73 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
73 ft maximum depth · 232 acres
873 ft
61 acres
Oakland County, MI
Stony Lake
limitedDepth map
42.84, -83.2861 acres | 73 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
73 ft maximum depth · 61 acres
972 ft
366 acres
Oakland County, MI
Elizabeth Lake
limitedDepth map
42.63, -83.38366 acres | 72 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
72 ft maximum depth · 366 acres
1072 ft
268 acres
Oakland County, MI
Oxbow Lake
limitedDepth map
42.65, -83.48268 acres | 72 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
72 ft maximum depth · 268 acres

Rank	Lake	County	Max depth	Acres
11	Cedar Island Lake	Oakland	72 ft	169
12	Green Lake	Oakland	72 ft	163
13	Otter Lake	Oakland	70 ft	174
14	Square Lake	Oakland	67 ft	81
15	Lakeville Lake	Oakland	66 ft	430
16	North Commerce Lake	Oakland	66 ft	174
17	Lake Oakland	Oakland	64 ft	304
18	Crooked Lake	Oakland	60 ft	63
19	Wolverine Lake	Oakland	57 ft	269
20	Colley Lake	Oakland	56 ft	83
21	Middle Straits Lake	Oakland	55 ft	178
22	Greens Lake	Oakland	55 ft	96
23	Walled Lake	Oakland	53 ft	644
24	Pleasant Lake	Oakland	52 ft	89
25	Long Lake	Oakland	50 ft	104

Methodology

How this list is built

Ranked by the deepest point recorded in Michigan DNR Institute for Fisheries Research (IFR) lake surveys — historical hand-drawn survey maps, largely mid-1900s, digitized by the DNR. Depths have not been re-confirmed by modern survey.
Only lakes with an IFR survey can rank; Michigan lakes without one are not listed rather than guessed at.
Lakes under 50 acres — or without a confidently matched Michigan DNR GIS lake polygon for acreage — 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 deepest lake in Oakland County?

Cass Lake — Cass Lake in Oakland County has the deepest recorded IFR survey point of any ranked Oakland County lake, at 123 feet — a historical DNR survey figure, not a modern re-survey.

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

Source data: Michigan DNR Institute for Fisheries Research historical lake surveys (largely mid-1900s; depths not re-confirmed by modern survey) and Michigan DNR GIS lake polygons, as aggregated by LakeList.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 Deepest Lakes in Oakland County, Michigan

54 Oakland County lakes are at least 50 state-mapped acres with an IFR-surveyed depth, out of 387 documented lakes in the county.

1123 ft
1,279 acres
Oakland County, MI
Cass Lake
limitedDepth map
42.61, -83.371,279 acres | 123 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
123 ft maximum depth · 1,279 acres
2111 ft
796 acres
Oakland County, MI
Orchard Lake
limitedDepth map
42.59, -83.37796 acres | 111 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
111 ft maximum depth · 796 acres
396 ft
345 acres
Oakland County, MI
Upper Straits Lake
limitedDepth map
42.58, -83.40345 acres | 96 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
96 ft maximum depth · 345 acres
490 ft
374 acres
Oakland County, MI
Pine Lake
limitedDepth map
42.59, -83.34374 acres | 90 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
90 ft maximum depth · 374 acres
580 ft
482 acres
Oakland County, MI
Lake Orion
limitedDepth map
42.78, -83.26482 acres | 80 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
80 ft maximum depth · 482 acres
675 ft
94 acres
Oakland County, MI
Silver Lake
limitedDepth map
42.68, -83.3494 acres | 75 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
75 ft maximum depth · 94 acres
773 ft
232 acres
Oakland County, MI
Loon Lake
limitedDepth map
42.68, -83.36232 acres | 73 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
73 ft maximum depth · 232 acres
873 ft
61 acres
Oakland County, MI
Stony Lake
limitedDepth map
42.84, -83.2861 acres | 73 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
73 ft maximum depth · 61 acres
972 ft
366 acres
Oakland County, MI
Elizabeth Lake
limitedDepth map
42.63, -83.38366 acres | 72 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
72 ft maximum depth · 366 acres
1072 ft
268 acres
Oakland County, MI
Oxbow Lake
limitedDepth map
42.65, -83.48268 acres | 72 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
72 ft maximum depth · 268 acres

Rank	Lake	County	Max depth	Acres
11	Cedar Island Lake	Oakland	72 ft	169
12	Green Lake	Oakland	72 ft	163
13	Otter Lake	Oakland	70 ft	174
14	Square Lake	Oakland	67 ft	81
15	Lakeville Lake	Oakland	66 ft	430
16	North Commerce Lake	Oakland	66 ft	174
17	Lake Oakland	Oakland	64 ft	304
18	Crooked Lake	Oakland	60 ft	63
19	Wolverine Lake	Oakland	57 ft	269
20	Colley Lake	Oakland	56 ft	83
21	Middle Straits Lake	Oakland	55 ft	178
22	Greens Lake	Oakland	55 ft	96
23	Walled Lake	Oakland	53 ft	644
24	Pleasant Lake	Oakland	52 ft	89
25	Long Lake	Oakland	50 ft	104

Methodology

How this list is built

Ranked by the deepest point recorded in Michigan DNR Institute for Fisheries Research (IFR) lake surveys — historical hand-drawn survey maps, largely mid-1900s, digitized by the DNR. Depths have not been re-confirmed by modern survey.
Only lakes with an IFR survey can rank; Michigan lakes without one are not listed rather than guessed at.
Lakes under 50 acres — or without a confidently matched Michigan DNR GIS lake polygon for acreage — 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 deepest lake in Oakland County?

Cass Lake — Cass Lake in Oakland County has the deepest recorded IFR survey point of any ranked Oakland County lake, at 123 feet — a historical DNR survey figure, not a modern re-survey.

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

The 25 Deepest Lakes in Oakland County, Michigan

Cass Lake

Orchard Lake

Upper Straits Lake

Pine Lake

Lake Orion

Silver Lake

Loon Lake

Stony Lake

Elizabeth Lake

Oxbow Lake

How this list is built

Oakland County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Oakland County?

The 25 Deepest Lakes in Oakland County, Michigan

Cass Lake

Orchard Lake

Upper Straits Lake

Pine Lake

Lake Orion

Silver Lake

Loon Lake

Stony Lake

Elizabeth Lake

Oxbow Lake

How this list is built

Oakland County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Oakland County?