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40 lakes · 1,495 acres · 3 with measured depth · 1 with a public launch · 1 stocked
Macomb County has 40 lakes of 10 acres or more, 14 of them named, covering 1,495 acres of water. The largest is Stony Creek Lake at 476 acres; the deepest measured is Cusick Lake at 60 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 3 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. Drawn square to the county's survey lines, which run 2° off true north; the arrow points to true north. Not for navigation.
2 lakes in Macomb County cover 100 acres or more. All 14 named lakes are listed, largest first; 26 more are unnamed.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Creek Lake | 476 | 23 ft | 8 ft | 2024 | |
| Stony Creek Lake (Nort | 108 | 23 ft | 7 ft | ||
| Clinton River | 50 | 1 | |||
| Fisher Lake | 43 | ||||
| East Mill Lake | 38 | about 20 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Cusick Lake | 38 | 60 ft | 16 ft | ||
| Thorington (south) | 28 | ||||
| Nowlan Lake | 28 | about 35 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Hidden Lake | 23 | about 25 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Thorington Lake | 20 | about 25 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Crooked Lake | 19 | about 30 ft (est.) | 14 ft | ||
| Lake Tranquillity | 19 | about 25 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Boss Lake | 18 | 14 ft | |||
| Chestnut 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.
Cusick Lake is the deepest at 60 ft, then Stony Creek Lake (23 ft) and Stony Creek Lake (Nort (23 ft). The depth of the other 11 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 10 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Macomb County is 11 ft. The clearest is Cusick Lake at about 16 ft, then Boss Lake (14 ft), Crooked Lake (14 ft) and Thorington Lake (12 ft). The least clear is Stony Creek Lake (Nort at about 7 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 1 public access site on 1 lake in Macomb County; 1 require a Recreation Passport. The other 13 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.
| Lake | Site | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton River | Clinton River Cut-off | 6 ramp lanes · 166 trailer spaces · 34 car spaces · flush toilets · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked 1 lake in Macomb County 31 times since 1980. Walleye went into 1 lake: Stony Creek Lake. The most recent stocking was 33,099 walleye in Stony Creek Lake on 12 June 2024. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: North Branch Clinton River and Salt River.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 1 | Stony Creek Lake |
| Channel catfish | 1 | Stony Creek Lake |
| Bluegill | 1 | Stony Creek Lake |
| Northern pike | 1 | Stony Creek Lake |
2024: 1 stocking, 33,099 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 Macomb 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.
40 lakes of 10 acres or more, 14 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Stony Creek Lake, at 476 acres.
Cusick Lake, 60 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Cusick Lake, with an average Secchi depth of about 16 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).
Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Clinton River.
Stony Creek Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.
Michigan DHHS has algae records for 3 lakes here; 0 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.