Michigan has 16 lakes named Sand Lake of 10 acres or more, in 14 counties. The largest is in Lenawee County (546 acres); the deepest measured, in Lenawee County (53 ft). 7 have been stocked by the DNR and 1 has a public launch.
How they differ: The clearest is in Lake County, about 20 ft of visibility in the 2023 satellite estimate; the most recently stocked is in Iosco County (26 Jun 2025); public launches are listed on the ones in Lenawee County; the other 15 have no public access site in the DNR list; 5 have a full page here with a depth map, linked below.
Circles sized by area and shaded by deepest measured point. Michigan DNR lake polygons and depth surveys.
Largest first. The nearest town is the closest place in the Census list to the middle of the lake.
| Lake | Near | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Stockings | Launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand LakeLenawee County, Cambridge Township | 4 mi northeast of Onsted | 546 | 53 ft | 12 ft | 11 times, last 2008 | 1 |
| Sand LakeIosco County, Grant Township | 9 mi northeast of Whittemore | 245 | 25 ft | 10 ft | 14 times, last 2025 | |
| Sand LakeSchoolcraft County, Hiawatha Township | 15 mi southeast of Munising | 113 | 10 ft | 5 ft | 4 times, last 2015 | |
| Sand LakeSt. Joseph County, Nottawa Township | 4 mi east of Centreville | 95 | 22 ft | 7 ft | ||
| Sand LakeKent County | at Sand Lake | 93 | 35 ft | 5 ft | once, 2001 | |
| Sand LakeOnota Township, Alger County, Onota Township | 13 mi northwest of Chatham | 61 | 8 ft | 6 ft | ||
| Sand LakeNewaygo County, Ashland Township | 5 mi west of Grant | 60 | 15 ft | 11 ft | 5 times, last 2018 | |
| Sand LakeBurt Township, Alger County, Burt Township | 11 mi southwest of Grand Marais | 59 | 20 ft | 6 ft | 2 times, last 2011 | |
| Sand LakeLake County, Elk Township | 14 mi east of Free Soil | 54 | 50 ft | 20 ft | 8 times, last 1986 | |
| Sand LakeNewton Township, Mackinac County, Newton Township | 16 mi southwest of Naubinway | 47 | about 20 ft (est.) | 2 ft | ||
| Sand LakeAlcona County, Mitchell Township | 14 mi east of Mio | 46 | about 30 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Sand LakeAntrim County, Mancelona Township | 7 mi east of Mancelona | 38 | about 45 ft (est.) | 18 ft | ||
| Sand LakeClare County, Hamilton Township | 4 mi east of Harrison | 24 | 8 ft | |||
| Sand LakeHendricks Township, Mackinac County, Hendricks Township | 12 mi east of Naubinway | 23 | about 20 ft (est.) | 3 ft | ||
| Sand LakeVan Buren County, Antwerp Township | 2 mi southeast of Paw Paw | 19 | about 25 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Sand LakeOntonagon County, Haight Township | 8 mi northeast of Watersmeet | 15 | 12 ft |
Depth: Michigan DNR survey soundings; "about" figures are older Michigan EGLE estimates. Clarity: Michigan EGLE satellite estimate, 2023 average. Stockings: Michigan DNR Fisheries. Launches: Michigan DNR public access sites. Towns: US Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer. How we measure