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164 lakes · 10,804 acres · 59 with measured depth · 11 with a public launch · 16 stocked
Livingston County has 164 lakes of 10 acres or more, 132 of them named, covering 10,804 acres of water. The largest is Kent Lake at 1,015 acres; the deepest measured is Ore Lake at 81 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 59 lakes here. Several names repeat: 2 lakes are called Mill Pond.
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.
29 lakes in Livingston County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 132 named lakes follows.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Lake | 1,015 | 38 ft | 9 ft | 1 | |
| Lake Chemung | 313 | 60 ft | 13 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Shannon Lake | 284 | 2024 | |||
| Thompson Lake | 268 | 52 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Strawberry Lake | 261 | 50 ft | 11 ft | 2017 | |
| Woodland Lake | 258 | 35 ft | 5 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| East Crooked Lake | 248 | 40 ft | 11 ft | 1 | 1998 |
| Base Line Lake | 244 | about 65 ft (est.) | 11 ft | 1999 | |
| Ore Lake | 231 | 81 ft | 8 ft | 1993 | |
| Bennett Lake | 225 | 58 ft | |||
| West Crooked Lake | 191 | about 20 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Gallagher Lake | 189 | 30 ft | 12 ft |
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Lake | 1,015 | 38 ft | 9 ft | 1 | |
| Lake Chemung | 313 | 60 ft | 13 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Shannon Lake | 284 | 2024 | |||
| Thompson Lake | 268 | 52 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Strawberry Lake | 261 | 50 ft | 11 ft | 2017 | |
| Woodland Lake | 258 | 35 ft | 5 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| East Crooked Lake | 248 | 40 ft | 11 ft | 1 | 1998 |
| Base Line Lake | 244 | about 65 ft (est.) | 11 ft | 1999 | |
| Ore Lake | 231 | 81 ft | 8 ft | 1993 | |
| Bennett Lake | 225 | 58 ft | |||
| West Crooked Lake | 191 | about 20 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Gallagher Lake | 189 | 30 ft | 12 ft | ||
| Long Lake | 178 | about 55 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Bass Lake | 177 | 73 ft | 8 ft | ||
| Runyan Lake | 172 | about 40 ft (est.) | 15 ft | ||
| Brighton Lake | 163 | about 20 ft (est.) | 4 ft | ||
| Patterson Lake | 158 | 60 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Green Oak Lake | 152 | 42 ft | 11 ft | ||
| Zukey Lake | 149 | 35 ft | 6 ft | 2021 | |
| Winans Lake | 147 | 54 ft | 15 ft | 2006 | |
| Lake Walden | 147 | about 40 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Inchwagh Lake | 144 | 22 ft | 7 ft | ||
| Rush Lake | 140 | about 20 ft (est.) | 5 ft | ||
| Island Lake | 130 | 35 ft | 13 ft | 2017 | |
| Hoisington Lake | 126 | 62 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Cedar Lake | 119 | 26 ft | 6 ft | ||
| Hi-Land Lake | 114 | 12 ft | 9 ft | 1 | 2018 |
| Bishop Lake | 107 | 54 ft | 1 | ||
| Tyrone Lake | 102 | 25 ft | 7 ft | 2023 | |
| Chilson Impoundment | 99 | about 10 ft (est.) | 1 | ||
| Hamburg Lake | 99 | about 50 ft (est.) | 15 ft | ||
| Coon Lake | 96 | 42 ft | 11 ft | ||
| Pleasant Lake | 85 | 6 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Waw Lake | 83 | ||||
| Fonda Lake | 82 | 39 ft | 13 ft | ||
| Williamsville Lake | 81 | 27 ft | 5 ft | ||
| Pardee Lake | 80 | 19 ft | 6 ft | ||
| School Lake | 79 | 35 ft | 6 ft | ||
| Woodburn Lake | 76 | 26 ft | 8 ft | ||
| Bently Lake | 75 | about 35 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Round Lake | 74 | about 35 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Briggs Lake | 73 | 27 ft | 12 ft | ||
| Indian Lake (south) | 73 | about 30 ft (est.) | 6 ft | 1 | |
| Wildwing Lake | 69 | about 25 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Maxfield Lake | 68 | about 45 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Ryan Lake | 67 | 39 ft | 7 ft | ||
| Whitewood Lakes | 67 | 50 ft | 12 ft | ||
| Sandy Bottom Lake | 63 | 40 ft | 8 ft | 2018 | |
| Louise Lake | 61 | 37 ft | 4 ft | ||
| Watson Lake | 59 | ||||
| Handy Lake | 59 | about 25 ft (est.) | 6 ft | ||
| Appleton Lake | 57 | 38 ft | 14 ft | 1 | 2019 |
| Sloan Lake | 56 | about 25 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Beach Lake | 55 | about 20 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Putnam Lake | 55 | about 30 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Whalen Lake | 55 | about 40 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Triangle Lake | 53 | about 35 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Earl Lake | 53 | about 20 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Clifford Lake | 53 | 34 ft | 12 ft | ||
| Bullard Lake | 48 | ||||
| Mallard Lake | 48 | about 20 ft (est.) | 4 ft | ||
| Oneida Lake | 46 | 33 ft | |||
| Cordley Lake | 45 | 31 ft | 11 ft | 1980 | |
| Ten Mile Lake | 45 | 53 ft | 9 ft | ||
| Mill Pond, Cohoctah Township | 44 | 8 ft | |||
| Euler Lake | 43 | about 30 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Bitten Lake | 42 | about 40 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Tioga Lake | 42 | 20 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Fish Lake | 40 | 44 ft | 14 ft | ||
| Fausette Lake | 39 | about 20 ft (est.) | 5 ft | ||
| Baetcke Lake | 39 | about 25 ft (est.) | 4 ft | ||
| Sheets Lake | 39 | 20 ft | 11 ft | ||
| Lime Lake | 39 | about 30 ft (est.) | 15 ft | ||
| Parshallville Pond | 38 | ||||
| Maltby Lake | 36 | 59 ft | 12 ft | ||
| Lake Serene | 36 | about 25 ft (est.) | 6 ft | ||
| Stearns Lake | 36 | about 25 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Silver Fox Lake | 35 | ||||
| Buck Lake | 35 | about 35 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Indian Lake (central) | 35 | 36 ft | |||
| Woodruff Lake | 35 | about 25 ft (est.) | 4 ft | ||
| Limekiln Lake | 35 | 35 ft | 7 ft | ||
| Durfee Lake | 33 | about 20 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Gut Lake | 32 | 24 ft | 13 ft | ||
| Neff Lake | 32 | 26 ft | 5 ft | ||
| Blaine Lake | 31 | about 40 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Sullivan Lake | 31 | about 30 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Hidden Lake | 30 | about 30 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Lamoreaux Lake | 30 | about 30 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Chenango Lake | 29 | 27 ft | 10 ft | 1 | |
| Mill Pond, Putnam Township | 28 | 12 ft | |||
| Lake of the Pines | 28 | about 25 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Frog Lake | 27 | 10 ft | |||
| Pickerel Lake | 27 | about 30 ft (est.) | 6 ft | ||
| Osborn Lake | 26 | about 40 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Lyons Lake | 25 | about 35 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Moraine Lake | 25 | ||||
| McConachie Lake | 25 | about 20 ft (est.) | 3 ft | ||
| Murray Lake | 25 | 30 ft | 4 ft | 1991 | |
| Ackerman Lake | 25 | about 20 ft (est.) | |||
| Dibrova Lake | 24 | 33 ft | |||
| Noble Lake | 24 | about 25 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Sayles Lake | 24 | about 20 ft (est.) | |||
| Clark Lake | 23 | 40 ft | 14 ft | ||
| Worden Lake | 23 | about 25 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Sharp Lake | 22 | about 30 ft (est.) | 5 ft | ||
| Lake Serenity | 22 | about 20 ft (est.) | 6 ft | ||
| Reed Lake | 20 | 7 ft | |||
| Pete Lake | 20 | about 30 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Lake Cohoctah | 20 | about 30 ft (est.) | 15 ft | ||
| Indian Lake (north) | 20 | about 25 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Monahan Lake | 19 | about 30 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Sabine Lake | 18 | about 20 ft (est.) | 5 ft | ||
| Caroga Lake | 18 | about 25 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Barber Lakes | 17 | about 30 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Mohican Lake | 17 | 27 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Cranberry Lake | 16 | about 15 ft (est.) | |||
| Cook Lake | 16 | about 25 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Lamb Lake | 16 | ||||
| McIntyre Lake | 15 | 23 ft | 4 ft | ||
| Grass Lake | 15 | about 20 ft (est.) | |||
| Gale Lake | 14 | 13 ft | |||
| Tamarack Lake | 14 | 34 ft | 11 ft | ||
| Root Lake | 14 | 8 ft | |||
| Gosling Lake | 14 | 23 ft | 10 ft | 1 | |
| Duck Lake | 12 | 14 ft | 14 ft | ||
| Morse Lake | 12 | ||||
| Wolf Lake | 12 | 11 ft | |||
| Logan Lake (South) | 11 | 10 ft | |||
| Goodfellow Lake | 11 | 11 ft | |||
| Divine Lake | 11 | 7 ft | |||
| Church Lake | 10 |
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.
13 lakes in Livingston County are 50 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. Ore Lake is the deepest at 81 ft, then Bass Lake (73 ft), Hoisington Lake (62 ft) and Lake Chemung (60 ft). The depth of the other 73 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 108 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Livingston County is 10 ft. The clearest is Lime Lake at about 15 ft, then Hamburg Lake (15 ft), Lake Cohoctah (15 ft) and Runyan Lake (15 ft). The least clear is McConachie 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 11 public access sites on 11 lakes in Livingston County; 10 require a Recreation Passport. The other 121 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.
| Lake | Site | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Lake | Kent Lake Dam Portage | 10 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Lake Chemung | Lake Chemung | 2 ramp lanes · 18 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required |
| Woodland Lake | Woodland Lake | 2 ramp lanes · 17 trailer spaces · 3 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| East Crooked Lake | East Crooked Lake | 1 ramp lane · 10 trailer spaces · 5 car spaces · Recreation Passport required |
| Hi-Land Lake | Hiland Lake | 1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · 3 car spaces · Recreation Passport required |
| Bishop Lake | Bishop Lake | 1 ramp lane · 15 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Chilson Impoundment | Chilson Pond | 1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required |
| Indian Lake (south) | Indian Lake | 1 ramp lane · 2 trailer spaces · 4 car spaces |
| Appleton Lake | Appleton Lake | 1 ramp lane · 10 trailer spaces · 5 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Chenango Lake | Chenango Lake | 1 ramp lane · 3 trailer spaces · Recreation Passport required |
| Gosling Lake | Gosling Lake | 1 ramp lane · 2 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · Recreation Passport required |
Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked 16 lakes in Livingston County 182 times since 1979. Walleye went into 10 lakes: Base Line Lake, Cordley Lake, Island Lake, Lake Chemung, Ore Lake, Shannon Lake, Strawberry Lake, Tyrone Lake, Woodland Lake and Zukey Lake. The most recent stocking was 1,100 walleye in Shannon Lake on 29 October 2024. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Bishop (Walker) Lake, Dunham Lake, Faussett Lake, Huron River, Indian Lake, Lime (Chenango) Lake, Pines, Lake of the and Thompson (Howell) Lake and 2 more.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 10 | Base Line Lake, Cordley Lake, Island Lake, Lake Chemung, Ore Lake and Shannon Lake and 4 more |
| Redear sunfish | 5 | East Crooked Lake, Island Lake, Lake Chemung, Sandy Bottom Lake and Winans Lake |
| Northern pike | 3 | Cordley Lake, Hi-Land Lake and Tyrone Lake |
| Yellow perch | 2 | Hi-Land Lake and Tyrone Lake |
| Bluegill | 2 | Hi-Land Lake and Tyrone Lake |
| Rainbow trout | 2 | Appleton Lake and Murray Lake |
| Black crappie | 2 | Sandy Bottom Lake and Tyrone Lake |
| Largemouth bass | 2 | Hi-Land Lake and Tyrone Lake |
| Channel catfish | 2 | Woodland Lake and Zukey Lake |
| Lake herring | 1 | Lake Chemung |
| Tiger muskellunge | 1 | Woodland Lake |
2024: 3 stockings, 49,265 fish in 3 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
CAUTION Blooms were reported, not tested, on Woodland Lake and East Crooked Lake. Check current advisories before swimming.
Michigan DHHS has records for 16 lakes in Livingston 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.
164 lakes of 10 acres or more, 132 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Kent Lake, at 1,015 acres.
Ore Lake, 81 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Lime Lake, with an average Secchi depth of about 15 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).
Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Kent Lake, Lake Chemung, Woodland Lake, East Crooked Lake, Hi-Land Lake, Bishop Lake, Chilson Impoundment and Indian Lake (south) and 3 more.
Base Line Lake, Cordley Lake, Island Lake, Lake Chemung, Ore Lake, Shannon Lake, Strawberry Lake, Tyrone Lake, Woodland Lake and Zukey Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.
Michigan DHHS has algae records for 16 lakes here; 2 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.