Updated 9 Oct 2026, 2:29 am EDT. Get alerts for Midland County lakes
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17 lakes · 3,527 acres · 1 with measured depth · 0 with a public launch · 1 stocked
Midland County has 17 lakes of 10 acres or more, 4 of them named, covering 3,527 acres of water. The largest is Sanford Lake at 1,402 acres, which is also the deepest measured, at 20 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 1 lake 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 Midland County cover 100 acres or more. All 4 named lakes are listed, largest first; 13 more are unnamed.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Lake | 1,402 | 20 ft | 2019 | ||
| Brine Pond | 869 | about 55 ft (est.) | 3 ft | ||
| Kawkawlin Creek Floodi | 638 | about 25 ft (est.) | |||
| Brine ponds | 376 | 4 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.
Michigan DNR has stocked 1 lake in Midland County 70 times since 1979. Walleye went into 1 lake: Sanford Lake. The most recent stocking was 2,497 muskellunge in Sanford Lake on 4 November 2019. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Chippewa River and Tittabawassee River.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Muskellunge | 1 | Sanford Lake |
| Walleye | 1 | Sanford Lake |
| Pumpkinseed | 1 | Sanford Lake |
| Bluegill | 1 | Sanford Lake |
| Yellow perch | 1 | Sanford Lake |
| Channel catfish | 1 | Sanford Lake |
| Northern pike | 1 | Sanford Lake |
2019: 2 stockings, 50,836 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
CAUTION Blooms were reported, not tested, on Sanford Lake. Check current advisories before swimming.
Michigan DHHS has records for 1 lake in Midland 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.
17 lakes of 10 acres or more, 4 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Sanford Lake, at 1,402 acres.
Sanford Lake, 20 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Sanford Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.
Michigan DHHS has algae records for 1 lakes here; 0 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.