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24 lakes · 993 acres · 4 with measured depth · 3 with a public launch · 1 stocked
Ingham County has 24 lakes of 10 acres or more, 13 of them named, covering 993 acres of water. The largest is Lake Lansing at 456 acres, which is also the deepest measured, at 35 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 4 lakes here.
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.
2 lakes in Ingham County cover 100 acres or more. All 13 named lakes are listed, largest first; 11 more are unnamed.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Lansing | 456 | 35 ft | 9 ft | 1 | 1990 |
| Moores Park Hydro Elec | 112 | 1 | |||
| Lowe Lake | 78 | 14 ft | 7 ft | ||
| Hunton Lake | 38 | about 20 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Dobie Lake | 31 | about 30 ft (est.) | 6 ft | ||
| Lake O' the Hills | 28 | 5 ft | |||
| Jones Lake | 28 | 26 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Nichols Lake | 16 | about 30 ft (est.) | 5 ft | ||
| Jacobs Lake | 14 | 3 ft | |||
| Hewes Lake | 13 | 10 ft | 4 ft | 1 | |
| Standish Lake | 12 | 10 ft | |||
| Three Lakes (south) | 11 | 8 ft | |||
| Wildlife Lake | 10 | 5 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 7–8 Oct 2026.
2 lakes in Ingham County are 25 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. Lake Lansing is the deepest at 35 ft, then Jones Lake (26 ft), Lowe Lake (14 ft) and Hewes Lake (10 ft). The depth of the other 9 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 12 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Ingham County is 7 ft. The clearest is Hunton Lake at about 11 ft, then Jones Lake (10 ft), Standish Lake (10 ft) and Lake Lansing (9 ft). The least clear is Jacobs Lake at about 3 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 3 public access sites on 3 lakes in Ingham County; 1 require a Recreation Passport. The other 10 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.
| Lake | Site | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Lansing | Lake Lansing Park - North | 2 ramp lanes · 55 trailer spaces · 3 car spaces · flush toilets · Recreation Passport required |
| Moores Park Hydro Elec | Moores Park | |
| Hewes Lake | Hewes Lake | 4 car spaces |
Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked 1 lake in Ingham County 7 times since 1979. The most recent stocking was 4,750 channel catfish in Lake Lansing on 27 March 1990. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Cedar Lake, Columbia Creek, Grand River, Grand River (Ingham County), Moores Impoundment (Grand River) and Red Cedar River.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Channel catfish | 1 | Lake Lansing |
| Tiger muskellunge | 1 | Lake Lansing |
1990: 1 stocking, 4,750 fish in 1 lake.
Michigan DNR Fisheries stocking records, fetched 8 Oct 2026. Each stocking is placed by its survey section, so lakes that share a name are kept apart. How we measure
Michigan DHHS has records for 3 lakes in Ingham 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.
24 lakes of 10 acres or more, 13 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Lake Lansing, at 456 acres.
Lake Lansing, 35 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Hunton Lake, with an average Secchi depth of about 11 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).
Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Lake Lansing, Moores Park Hydro Elec and Hewes Lake.
Michigan DHHS has algae records for 3 lakes here; 2 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.