4 miles west of Pinckney
Livingston County, Michigan · 42.4341° N, 84.0235° W
The Michigan DNR lists no public access site on Patterson Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 14 Oct 2026, 6:19 pm EDT. Get alerts for Patterson Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
158 acres · deepest 60 ft (measured) · shoreline about 3.1 mi · clarity about 10 ft
Patterson Lake is the 17th largest of the 132 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Livingston County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 5th deepest of the 59 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 48 of the other 107 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 3.1 miles along the state outline. About 0% of its area is deeper than 25 ft.
Ranks against Livingston County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure
Average water clarity is about 10 ft (Secchi depth 2.9 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
51 other lakes of 10+ acres within about 6 miles of Patterson Lake, 7 with a page here (darker blue). Sources: Michigan DNR, US Census Bureau.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Patterson Lake is 60 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 158 acres.
About 63% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.