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82 lakes · 3,419 acres · 15 with measured depth · 8 with a public launch · 11 stocked
Lapeer County has 82 lakes of 10 acres or more, 69 of them named, covering 3,419 acres of water. The largest is Nepessing Lake at 427 acres; the deepest measured is Davison Lake at 67 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 15 lakes here. Several names repeat: 3 lakes are called Long Lake, 2 lakes are called Elk Lake and 2 lakes are called West 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. Drawn square to the county's survey lines, which run 2° off true north; the arrow points to true north. Not for navigation.
7 lakes in Lapeer County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 69 named lakes follows.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepessing Lake | 427 | 20 ft | 10 ft | 1 | 2019 |
| Lake Lapeer | 243 | about 25 ft (est.) | 3 ft | 2022 | |
| Long Lake, Arcadia Township | 205 | 27 ft | 9 ft | 1 | 2017 |
| Barnes Lake | 150 | about 35 ft (est.) | 10 ft | 2022 | |
| Lake Pleasant | 117 | about 35 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Pleasant Lake | 113 | about 25 ft (est.) | 6 ft | 2012 | |
| Bronson Lake | 101 | about 35 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Elk Lake, Attica Township | 89 | about 35 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Big Fish Lake | 85 | 60 ft | 12 ft | 1 | 1993 |
| Lake Metamora | 78 | about 25 ft (est.) | 7 ft | 2020 | |
| Seven Ponds Lake | 78 | about 30 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Millers Lake | 66 | 46 ft | 13 ft |
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepessing Lake | 427 | 20 ft | 10 ft | 1 | 2019 |
| Lake Lapeer | 243 | about 25 ft (est.) | 3 ft | 2022 | |
| Long Lake, Arcadia Township | 205 | 27 ft | 9 ft | 1 | 2017 |
| Barnes Lake | 150 | about 35 ft (est.) | 10 ft | 2022 | |
| Lake Pleasant | 117 | about 35 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Pleasant Lake | 113 | about 25 ft (est.) | 6 ft | 2012 | |
| Bronson Lake | 101 | about 35 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Elk Lake, Attica Township | 89 | about 35 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Big Fish Lake | 85 | 60 ft | 12 ft | 1 | 1993 |
| Lake Metamora | 78 | about 25 ft (est.) | 7 ft | 2020 | |
| Seven Ponds Lake | 78 | about 30 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Millers Lake | 66 | 46 ft | 13 ft | ||
| Davis Lake | 65 | 37 ft | 14 ft | ||
| Skinner Lake | 62 | 50 ft | 15 ft | ||
| Lake Minnawanna | 59 | about 20 ft (est.) | 7 ft | 1 | |
| Pero Lake | 57 | about 35 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Clear Lake | 53 | about 25 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Davison Lake | 52 | 67 ft | 13 ft | 1 | 1979 |
| Merritt Lake | 51 | about 20 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| McKeen Lake | 49 | about 40 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Whigville Lake | 45 | about 30 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Misch Lake | 44 | 29 ft | |||
| Squaw Lake | 40 | about 15 ft (est.) | 1 ft | ||
| Five Lakes | 40 | about 25 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Pass Lake | 37 | about 30 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| West Lake, Oregon Township | 37 | 28 ft | 9 ft | ||
| Elk Lake, Arcadia Township | 34 | about 15 ft (est.) | |||
| Middle Lake | 31 | about 35 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Long Lake, Attica Township | 31 | about 30 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Stanton Lakes (south) | 26 | about 20 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Spear Lake | 25 | 33 ft | 6 ft | ||
| Hagemeister Lake | 25 | about 25 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Winns Pond | 23 | about 20 ft (est.) | 3 ft | ||
| Mitchell Lakes | 23 | about 35 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Lockwood Lake | 23 | about 25 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Bass Lake | 22 | about 30 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Sawdel Lake | 21 | about 20 ft (est.) | 1 | ||
| Guaddey Lake | 21 | ||||
| Mirror Lake | 21 | ||||
| Mud Lake | 20 | about 15 ft (est.) | |||
| Rood Lake | 20 | about 20 ft (est.) | 6 ft | ||
| Brooks Lake | 20 | about 30 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Grass Lake | 20 | about 25 ft (est.) | |||
| Long Lake, Elba Township | 19 | about 35 ft (est.) | 4 ft | ||
| Stanton Lakes (north) | 19 | about 20 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Tody Lake | 19 | about 20 ft (est.) | 5 ft | ||
| Youngs Lake | 18 | about 15 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Otsikita Lake | 18 | about 20 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Fish Lake | 17 | 17 ft | 10 ft | 2017 | |
| Rose Lake | 17 | about 30 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Mud Lake (upper) | 17 | 28 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Cranberry Lake, Arcadia Township | 16 | about 30 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Cranberry Lake, Elba Township | 15 | ||||
| Algoe Lake | 14 | 12 ft | 1 | 1989 | |
| Petz Lake | 14 | 4 ft | |||
| Cedar Lake | 14 | 16 ft | 9 ft | 1 | 2017 |
| Selders Lake | 13 | 11 ft | |||
| Horton Lake | 13 | 10 ft | |||
| Dollar Lake | 13 | 1 ft | |||
| Round Lake | 13 | 10 ft | |||
| Beaver Lake | 12 | 16 ft | |||
| Whelock Lake | 11 | 6 ft | |||
| Norway Lake | 11 | about 15 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| McDowell Lake | 11 | 16 ft | 4 ft | ||
| Riley Lake | 11 | 8 ft | |||
| West Lake, Almont Township | 11 | 11 ft | |||
| Hall Lake | 10 | 6 ft | |||
| Dipper Lake | 10 | 40 ft | 12 ft | ||
| Wolf Lake | 10 | 6 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.
3 lakes in Lapeer County are 50 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. Davison Lake is the deepest at 67 ft, then Big Fish Lake (60 ft), Skinner Lake (50 ft) and Millers Lake (46 ft). The depth of the other 54 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 61 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Lapeer County is 10 ft. The clearest is Beaver Lake at about 16 ft, then Skinner Lake (15 ft), Davis Lake (14 ft) and Cranberry Lake, Arcadia Township (14 ft). The least clear is Dollar Lake at about 1 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 8 public access sites on 8 lakes in Lapeer County; 5 require a Recreation Passport. The other 61 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.
| Lake | Site | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Nepessing Lake | Nepessing Lake | 1 ramp lane · 16 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Long Lake, Arcadia Township | Long Lake | 1 ramp lane · 3 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces |
| Big Fish Lake | Big Fish Lake | 2 ramp lanes · 20 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Lake Minnawanna | Minnewanna Lake | 1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · 1 car space · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required |
| Davison Lake | Davison Lake | 1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · Recreation Passport required |
| Sawdel Lake | Sawdel Lake | 1 trailer space · 2 car spaces |
| Algoe Lake | Algoe Lake | 1 ramp lane · 3 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · Recreation Passport required |
| Cedar Lake | Cedar Lake | 2 car spaces |
Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked 11 lakes in Lapeer County 225 times since 1979. Walleye went into 4 lakes: Barnes Lake, Lake Lapeer, Lake Metamora and Nepessing Lake. The most recent stocking was 1,200 walleye in Lake Lapeer on 15 November 2022. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Duperow Lake, Flint River, Greens Flooding, Hemmingway Lake, Hog Back Lake, Holloway Reservoir, Lake Minnewanna and Masons Flooding and 4 more.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Northern pike | 7 | Cedar Lake, Fish Lake, Lake Lapeer, Lake Metamora, Long Lake, Arcadia Township and Nepessing Lake and 1 more |
| Black crappie | 5 | Barnes Lake, Cedar Lake, Fish Lake, Lake Metamora and Long Lake, Arcadia Township |
| Walleye | 4 | Barnes Lake, Lake Lapeer, Lake Metamora and Nepessing Lake |
| Yellow perch | 4 | Barnes Lake, Lake Lapeer, Lake Metamora and Pleasant Lake |
| Bluegill | 4 | Cedar Lake, Fish Lake, Lake Metamora and Long Lake, Arcadia Township |
| Largemouth bass | 4 | Cedar Lake, Fish Lake, Lake Metamora and Long Lake, Arcadia Township |
| Channel catfish | 4 | Cedar Lake, Fish Lake, Lake Lapeer and Long Lake, Arcadia Township |
| Rainbow trout | 4 | Algoe Lake, Big Fish Lake, Cedar Lake and Davison Lake |
| Redear sunfish | 3 | Barnes Lake, Cedar Lake and Lake Lapeer |
| Smallmouth bass | 2 | Barnes Lake and Lake Lapeer |
| Brown trout | 2 | Algoe Lake and Big Fish Lake |
| Fathead minnow | 1 | Barnes Lake |
| Hybrid sunfish | 1 | Lake Lapeer |
| Tiger muskellunge | 1 | Nepessing Lake |
| Pumpkinseed | 1 | Long Lake, Arcadia Township |
| Muskellunge | 1 | Long Lake, Arcadia Township |
| Golden shiner | 1 | Fish Lake |
2022: 3 stockings, 2,150 fish in 2 lakes.
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 2 lakes in Lapeer 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.
82 lakes of 10 acres or more, 69 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Nepessing Lake, at 427 acres.
Davison Lake, 67 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Beaver Lake, with an average Secchi depth of about 16 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).
Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Nepessing Lake, Long Lake, Arcadia Township, Big Fish Lake, Lake Minnawanna, Davison Lake, Sawdel Lake, Algoe Lake and Cedar Lake.
Barnes Lake, Lake Lapeer, Lake Metamora and Nepessing Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.
Michigan DHHS has algae records for 2 lakes here; 0 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.