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35 lakes · 2,048 acres · 4 with measured depth · 2 with a public launch · 5 stocked
Isabella County has 35 lakes of 10 acres or more, 27 of them named, covering 2,048 acres of water. The largest is Lake Isabella at 701 acres; the deepest measured is Coldwater Lake at 65 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.
4 lakes in Isabella County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 27 named lakes follows.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Isabella | 701 | 2022 | |||
| Coldwater Lake | 285 | 65 ft | 10 ft | 2018 | |
| Stevenson Lake | 157 | 40 ft | 11 ft | 1 | |
| Littlefield Lake | 140 | 60 ft | 12 ft | 1 | 2019 |
| Lake of the Hills (eas | 80 | ||||
| Lake of the Hills (wes | 74 | about 20 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Halls Lake | 69 | 28 ft | 11 ft | 1993 | |
| Camelot Lake | 56 | ||||
| Grewes Lake (West) | 41 | about 20 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Woodruff Lake | 31 | about 25 ft (est.) | 7 ft | 1982 | |
| Lake Windaga | 26 | ||||
| Glass Lake | 25 | about 30 ft (est.) | 8 ft |
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Isabella | 701 | 2022 | |||
| Coldwater Lake | 285 | 65 ft | 10 ft | 2018 | |
| Stevenson Lake | 157 | 40 ft | 11 ft | 1 | |
| Littlefield Lake | 140 | 60 ft | 12 ft | 1 | 2019 |
| Lake of the Hills (eas | 80 | ||||
| Lake of the Hills (wes | 74 | about 20 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Halls Lake | 69 | 28 ft | 11 ft | 1993 | |
| Camelot Lake | 56 | ||||
| Grewes Lake (West) | 41 | about 20 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Woodruff Lake | 31 | about 25 ft (est.) | 7 ft | 1982 | |
| Lake Windaga | 26 | ||||
| Glass Lake | 25 | about 30 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Long Lake | 21 | about 25 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Round Lake | 21 | about 25 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Russell Lake | 21 | about 25 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Perch Lake | 17 | about 20 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Scott Lake | 16 | about 20 ft (est.) | 3 ft | ||
| Tower Lake | 16 | 13 ft | |||
| Blanchard Millpond | 15 | about 20 ft (est.) | 5 ft | ||
| Peas Lake | 13 | 9 ft | |||
| LaStrange Lake | 13 | 8 ft | |||
| Johnson Pond | 13 | 4 ft | |||
| Lake of the Hills (cen | 13 | ||||
| Wahl Lake | 12 | 8 ft | |||
| Big Eldred Lake | 12 | 11 ft | |||
| Grewes Lake (East) | 12 | 10 ft | |||
| Wing Lake | 12 | 8 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 Isabella County are 50 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. Coldwater Lake is the deepest at 65 ft, then Littlefield Lake (60 ft), Stevenson Lake (40 ft) and Halls Lake (28 ft). The depth of the other 23 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 22 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Isabella County is 8 ft. The clearest is Tower Lake at about 13 ft, then Littlefield Lake (12 ft), Stevenson Lake (11 ft) and Halls Lake (11 ft). The least clear is Scott 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 2 public access sites on 2 lakes in Isabella County; 2 require a Recreation Passport. The other 25 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.
| Lake | Site | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Lake | Stevenson Lake | 1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · 4 car spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required |
| Littlefield Lake | Littlefield Lake | 1 ramp lane · 15 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required |
Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked 5 lakes in Isabella County 50 times since 1979. Walleye went into 3 lakes: Coldwater Lake, Lake Isabella and Littlefield Lake. The most recent stocking was 75,000 fathead minnow in Lake Isabella on 7 November 2022. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Chippewa River, Johnson Creek, Lake of the Hills, North Branch Pine River, Pine River and South Branch Pine River.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 3 | Coldwater Lake, Lake Isabella and Littlefield Lake |
| Northern pike | 2 | Coldwater Lake and Halls Lake |
| Fathead minnow | 1 | Lake Isabella |
| Redear sunfish | 1 | Lake Isabella |
| Channel catfish | 1 | Halls Lake |
| Brown trout | 1 | Littlefield Lake |
| Splake | 1 | Littlefield Lake |
| Largemouth bass | 1 | Woodruff Lake |
| Lake trout | 1 | Littlefield Lake |
2022: 2 stockings, 76,500 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 4 lakes in Isabella County: water samples tested for the toxin microcystin, and bloom reports from the public that may not have been tested. 0 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.
35 lakes of 10 acres or more, 27 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Lake Isabella, at 701 acres.
Coldwater Lake, 65 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Tower Lake, with an average Secchi depth of about 13 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).
Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Stevenson Lake and Littlefield Lake.
Coldwater Lake, Lake Isabella and Littlefield Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.
Michigan DHHS has algae records for 4 lakes here; 0 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.