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40 lakes · 4,877 acres · 4 with measured depth · 5 with a public launch · 3 stocked
Ottawa County has 40 lakes of 10 acres or more, 20 of them named, covering 4,877 acres of water. The largest is Lake Macatawa at 1,801 acres; the deepest measured is Crockery Lake at 54 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 4 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. Not for navigation.
7 lakes in Ottawa County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 20 named lakes follows.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Macatawa | 1,801 | 40 ft | 2 | 2026 | |
| Spring Lake | 1,097 | about 45 ft (est.) | 4 ft | 1 | |
| Little Black Lake | 239 | about 30 ft (est.) | 3 ft | ||
| Pottawattomie Bayou | 160 | ||||
| Llyod Bayou | 138 | 5 ft | 1 | ||
| Cranberry Lake | 120 | about 30 ft (est.) | 2 ft | ||
| Crockery Lake | 104 | 54 ft | 7 ft | 2021 | |
| Bruce Bayou | 94 | 4 ft | 2 | ||
| Stearn's Bayou | 91 | 24 ft | 8 ft | ||
| Pigeon Lake | 72 | about 25 ft (est.) | 13 ft | 1 | |
| Fennessy Lake | 62 | 10 ft | 7 ft | 1984 | |
| The Sag | 57 | 4 ft |
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Macatawa | 1,801 | 40 ft | 2 | 2026 | |
| Spring Lake | 1,097 | about 45 ft (est.) | 4 ft | 1 | |
| Little Black Lake | 239 | about 30 ft (est.) | 3 ft | ||
| Pottawattomie Bayou | 160 | ||||
| Llyod Bayou | 138 | 5 ft | 1 | ||
| Cranberry Lake | 120 | about 30 ft (est.) | 2 ft | ||
| Crockery Lake | 104 | 54 ft | 7 ft | 2021 | |
| Bruce Bayou | 94 | 4 ft | 2 | ||
| Stearn's Bayou | 91 | 24 ft | 8 ft | ||
| Pigeon Lake | 72 | about 25 ft (est.) | 13 ft | 1 | |
| Fennessy Lake | 62 | 10 ft | 7 ft | 1984 | |
| The Sag | 57 | 4 ft | |||
| Rushmore Lake | 39 | about 20 ft (est.) | 3 ft | ||
| Maplewood Lake | 33 | about 20 ft (est.) | 4 ft | ||
| Georgetown Park Lake | 28 | about 20 ft (est.) | 4 ft | ||
| Kenowa Lake | 27 | about 20 ft (est.) | 4 ft | ||
| Jubb Bayou | 22 | about 15 ft (est.) | |||
| Eastmanville Bayou | 19 | about 30 ft (est.) | |||
| Stafford Lake | 15 | about 15 ft (est.) | |||
| Lamont Bayou | 14 | 3 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.
2 lakes in Ottawa County are 25 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. Crockery Lake is the deepest at 54 ft, then Lake Macatawa (40 ft), Stearn's Bayou (24 ft) and Fennessy Lake (10 ft). The depth of the other 16 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 15 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Ottawa County is 4 ft. The clearest is Pigeon Lake at about 13 ft, then Stearn's Bayou (8 ft), Crockery Lake (7 ft) and Fennessy Lake (7 ft). The least clear is Cranberry Lake at about 2 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 7 public access sites on 5 lakes in Ottawa County; 7 require a Recreation Passport. The other 15 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.
| Lake | Site | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Macatawa | Lake Macatawa | 6 ramp lanes · 161 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Lake Macatawa | Kollen Park | 3 ramp lanes · 73 trailer spaces · Recreation Passport required |
| Spring Lake | Petty's Bayou | 2 ramp lanes · 20 trailer spaces · 5 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Llyod Bayou | Lloyd's Bayou | 1 ramp lane · 18 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Bruce Bayou | Bruce's Bayou East | 1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Bruce Bayou | Bruce's Bayou West | 1 ramp lane · 32 trailer spaces · Recreation Passport required |
| Pigeon Lake | Pigeon Lake | 6 ramp lanes · 90 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked 3 lakes in Ottawa County 171 times since 1979. Walleye went into 3 lakes: Crockery Lake, Fennessy Lake and Lake Macatawa. The most recent stocking was 51,049 walleye in Lake Macatawa on 9 June 2026. Pigeon Lake is designated trout lake (Type F), with their own seasons and limits. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Bosch And Hulst Drain, Crockery Lake Outlet, Grand River, Grand River (Grand Haven SGA), Grand River (Ottawa County), Lake Macatawa Marsh, Lake Michigan and Macatawa River and 2 more.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 3 | Crockery Lake, Fennessy Lake and Lake Macatawa |
| Largemouth bass | 2 | Fennessy Lake and Lake Macatawa |
| Muskellunge | 1 | Lake Macatawa |
| Chinook salmon | 1 | Lake Macatawa |
| Lake trout | 1 | Lake Macatawa |
| Tiger muskellunge | 1 | Lake Macatawa |
| Brown trout | 1 | Crockery Lake |
| Bluegill | 1 | Fennessy Lake |
2026: 1 stocking, 51,049 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 Spring Lake. Check current advisories before swimming.
Michigan DHHS has records for 4 lakes in Ottawa 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.
40 lakes of 10 acres or more, 20 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Lake Macatawa, at 1,801 acres.
Crockery Lake, 54 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Pigeon Lake, with an average Secchi depth of about 13 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).
Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Lake Macatawa, Spring Lake, Llyod Bayou, Bruce Bayou and Pigeon Lake.
Crockery Lake, Fennessy Lake and Lake Macatawa, by Michigan DNR stocking records.
Michigan DHHS has algae records for 4 lakes here; 2 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.