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92 lakes · 7,425 acres · 8 with measured depth · 17 with a public launch · 13 stocked
Allegan County has 92 lakes of 10 acres or more, 79 of them named, covering 7,425 acres of water. The largest is Lake Allegan at 1,695 acres; the deepest measured is Lake Sixteen at 80 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 8 lakes here. Several names repeat: 3 lakes are called Round Lake, 2 lakes are called Lake Allegan and 2 lakes are called Silver Lake.
Lake outlines: Michigan hydrography (lakes of 10 acres or more). Depths: Michigan DNR lake surveys, fetched 7 Oct 2026. County line: U.S. Census TIGER. Not for navigation.
16 lakes in Allegan County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 79 named lakes follows.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Allegan, Valley Township | 1,695 | about 20 ft (est.) | 6 ft | 2 | |
| Hutchins Lake | 379 | about 35 ft (est.) | 7 ft | 1998 | |
| Miner Lake | 328 | about 80 ft (est.) | 12 ft | 1 | 1996 |
| Kalamazoo Lake | 321 | 4 ft | 1 | ||
| Swan Creek Marsh (NW) | 312 | ||||
| Green Lake | 298 | 60 ft | 11 ft | 1 | 1990 |
| Dumont Lake | 241 | about 40 ft (est.) | 8 ft | 1991 | |
| Swan Lake | 214 | about 30 ft (est.) | 2 ft | 1 | |
| Base Line Lake | 211 | about 45 ft (est.) | 6 ft | 1 | 1995 |
| Eagle Lake | 205 | about 50 ft (est.) | 15 ft | 1 | |
| Monterey Lake | 194 | about 30 ft (est.) | 4 ft | 2026 | |
| Osterhout Lake | 172 | 30 ft | 8 ft | 2025 |
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Allegan, Valley Township | 1,695 | about 20 ft (est.) | 6 ft | 2 | |
| Hutchins Lake | 379 | about 35 ft (est.) | 7 ft | 1998 | |
| Miner Lake | 328 | about 80 ft (est.) | 12 ft | 1 | 1996 |
| Kalamazoo Lake | 321 | 4 ft | 1 | ||
| Swan Creek Marsh (NW) | 312 | ||||
| Green Lake | 298 | 60 ft | 11 ft | 1 | 1990 |
| Dumont Lake | 241 | about 40 ft (est.) | 8 ft | 1991 | |
| Swan Lake | 214 | about 30 ft (est.) | 2 ft | 1 | |
| Base Line Lake | 211 | about 45 ft (est.) | 6 ft | 1 | 1995 |
| Eagle Lake | 205 | about 50 ft (est.) | 15 ft | 1 | |
| Monterey Lake | 194 | about 30 ft (est.) | 4 ft | 2026 | |
| Osterhout Lake | 172 | 30 ft | 8 ft | 2025 | |
| Big Lake | 152 | 30 ft | 1 | ||
| Duck Lake | 139 | 39 ft | 9 ft | 1 | 1995 |
| Lower Scott Lake | 122 | 8 ft | 7 ft | ||
| Lake Doster | 109 | about 50 ft (est.) | 10 ft | 2025 | |
| Crooked Lake | 98 | about 15 ft (est.) | |||
| Upper Scott Lake | 94 | 5 ft | 6 ft | ||
| Selkirk Lake | 92 | about 30 ft (est.) | 10 ft | 1 | 2026 |
| Lake Allegan, Allegan | 89 | 5 ft | |||
| Schermerhorn Lake | 76 | about 20 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Silver Lake, Saugatuck Township | 66 | ||||
| Lester Lake | 60 | about 20 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Swan Creek Pond | 60 | about 5 ft (est.) | 1 | 2026 | |
| Pine Creek Pond | 60 | 11 ft | 2 | ||
| Round Lake, Valley Township | 59 | about 25 ft (est.) | |||
| Lake Sixteen, Trowbridge Township | 58 | about 45 ft (est.) | 17 ft | ||
| East Lake | 55 | about 25 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Miller Lake | 52 | about 30 ft (est.) | 5 ft | ||
| Big Daily Bayou | 52 | ||||
| Emerson Lake | 50 | about 20 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Minkler Lake | 49 | about 35 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Schnable Lake | 46 | about 40 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Wetmore Lake | 46 | about 30 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Mud Lake | 43 | about 25 ft (est.) | 5 ft | ||
| Sink Lake | 41 | about 20 ft (est.) | 2 ft | ||
| Boot Lake | 38 | about 30 ft (est.) | 6 ft | ||
| Geneva Lake | 37 | about 35 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Lake Sixteen, Martin Township | 34 | 80 ft | 6 ft | 1 | 2003 |
| Little John Lake | 34 | about 35 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Round Lake, Wayland Township | 34 | about 35 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Pratt Lake | 34 | about 30 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Pike Lake | 33 | 55 ft | 16 ft | 1 | 2021 |
| Fenner Lake | 32 | about 70 ft (est.) | 6 ft | ||
| Goshorn Lake | 28 | about 20 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Ely Lake | 27 | about 30 ft (est.) | 8 ft | 1 | |
| Herlan Lake | 26 | about 30 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Huckleberry Lake | 26 | about 25 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Shagnasty Lake | 24 | about 35 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Osgood Lake | 23 | about 25 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Pickerel Lake | 23 | about 25 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Big Spec Lake | 23 | about 30 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Caruthers Lake | 21 | about 30 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Hicks Lake | 21 | about 25 ft (est.) | 3 ft | ||
| Hill Lake | 21 | about 25 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Clear Lake | 20 | about 20 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Little Spec Lake | 19 | about 30 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Blueberry Lake | 19 | ||||
| Middle Lake | 18 | about 30 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Little Tom Lake | 18 | about 10 ft (est.) | 8 ft | 1 | |
| Perch Lake | 18 | about 20 ft (est.) | |||
| School Section Lake | 18 | about 30 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Ingerson Lake | 16 | about 30 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Round Lake, Leighton Township | 15 | about 35 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Spring Brook Lake | 15 | about 20 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Buskirk Lake | 15 | about 25 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Silver Lake, Cheshire Township | 15 | about 15 ft (est.) | 4 ft | ||
| Wetheral Lake (South) | 15 | about 30 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Jackson Lake | 14 | 13 ft | |||
| Mill Pond | 14 | ||||
| Three Corner Lake | 14 | 11 ft | |||
| Monterey Lake (SE) | 14 | 3 ft | |||
| Gilligan Lake | 13 | 9 ft | |||
| Wetheral Lake (North) | 12 | 3 ft | |||
| Hodge Lake | 12 | 3 ft | |||
| Sheffer Lake | 11 | 15 ft | 1 | ||
| Kelly Lake | 11 | 7 ft | |||
| Indian Lake | 11 | 11 ft | |||
| Doans Lake | 10 | 12 ft |
Acres: Michigan hydrography. Deepest: Michigan DNR survey; "est." marks an older Michigan EGLE estimate, rounded to 5 ft. Clarity: Michigan EGLE satellite averages 2018–23. Launches: Michigan DNR. Stocking: Michigan DNR Fisheries. Fetched 7–9 Oct 2026.
3 lakes in Allegan County are 50 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. Lake Sixteen is the deepest at 80 ft, then Green Lake (60 ft), Pike Lake (55 ft) and Duck Lake (39 ft). The depth of the other 71 named lakes has not been surveyed; where an older state estimate exists, the register gives it as an estimate.
Michigan DNR lake survey deep points, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Clarity is the depth at which a black-and-white Secchi disk disappears from view. Across 69 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Allegan County is 9 ft. The clearest is Lake Sixteen, Trowbridge Township at about 17 ft, then Pike Lake (16 ft), Eagle Lake (15 ft) and Sheffer Lake (15 ft). The least clear is Swan Lake at about 2 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.
Michigan EGLE satellite-derived Secchi depth, averages 2018–23, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR lists 19 public access sites on 17 lakes in Allegan County; 11 require a Recreation Passport. The other 62 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.
| Lake | Site | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Allegan, Valley Township | Echo Point | 2 ramp lanes · 12 trailer spaces · 3 car spaces |
| Lake Allegan, Valley Township | Lake Allegan West | 1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces |
| Miner Lake | Miner Lake | 1 ramp lane · 10 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Kalamazoo Lake | Howard Schultz Park | |
| Green Lake | Green Lake | 1 ramp lane · 17 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Swan Lake | Swan Lake | 1 ramp lane · 15 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Base Line Lake | Baseline Lake | 1 ramp lane · 18 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Eagle Lake | Eagle Lake | 1 ramp lane · 12 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Big Lake | Big Lake | 1 ramp lane · 12 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Duck Lake | Duck Lake | 1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Selkirk Lake | Selkirk | 1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Swan Creek Pond | Swan Creek Pond | 1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · 3 car spaces · vault toilet |
| Pine Creek Pond | Jefferson Road | 1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · 8 car spaces |
| Pine Creek Pond | Pine Creek Impoundment | 1 ramp lane · 4 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required |
| Lake Sixteen, Martin Township | Lake Sixteen | 1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · 3 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Pike Lake | Pike Lake | 1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Ely Lake | Ely Lake | 1 ramp lane · 3 trailer spaces · 3 car spaces |
| Little Tom Lake | Little Tom Lake | 5 car spaces |
| Sheffer Lake | Sheffer Lake | 1 ramp lane · 2 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces |
Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 9 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked 13 lakes in Allegan County 291 times since 1979. Walleye went into 4 lakes: Green Lake, Monterey Lake, Osterhout Lake and Selkirk Lake. The most recent stocking was 1,000 yellow perch in Monterey Lake on 18 September 2026. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Barber Creek, Bear Creek, Gun Lake, Gun River, Halfway Creek, Hutchins Lake Pike Marsh, Kalamazoo River and Kalamazoo River (Saugatuck) and 7 more.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 4 | Green Lake, Monterey Lake, Osterhout Lake and Selkirk Lake |
| Rainbow trout | 4 | Green Lake, Lake Sixteen, Martin Township, Pike Lake and Swan Creek Pond |
| Northern pike | 4 | Base Line Lake, Duck Lake, Hutchins Lake and Miner Lake |
| Yellow perch | 3 | Lake Doster, Monterey Lake and Pike Lake |
| Tiger muskellunge | 3 | Dumont Lake, Hutchins Lake and Osterhout Lake |
| Brown trout | 1 | Swan Creek Pond |
| Muskellunge | 1 | Osterhout Lake |
| Hybrid sunfish | 1 | Pike Lake |
| Channel catfish | 1 | Monterey Lake |
2026: 4 stockings, 2,993 fish in 3 lakes.
Michigan DNR Fisheries stocking records, fetched 9 Oct 2026. Each stocking is placed by its survey section, so lakes that share a name are kept apart. How we measure
CAUTION Blooms were reported, not tested, on Duck Lake and Huckleberry Lake. Check current advisories before swimming.
Michigan DHHS has records for 9 lakes in Allegan County: water samples tested for the toxin microcystin, and bloom reports from the public that may not have been tested. 2 lakes have measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.
Michigan DHHS harmful algal bloom records, fetched 7 Oct 2026; U.S. EPA 2019 recreational criteria. Beach E. coli testing is not yet covered here.
92 lakes of 10 acres or more, 79 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Lake Allegan, at 1,695 acres.
Lake Sixteen, 80 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Lake Sixteen, Trowbridge Township, with an average Secchi depth of about 17 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).
Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Lake Allegan, Valley Township, Miner Lake, Kalamazoo Lake, Green Lake, Swan Lake, Base Line Lake, Eagle Lake and Big Lake and 9 more.
Green Lake, Monterey Lake, Osterhout Lake and Selkirk Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.
Michigan DHHS has algae records for 9 lakes here; 2 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.