Michigan has 24 lakes named Spring Lake of 10 acres or more, in 18 counties. The largest is in Ottawa County (1,097 acres); the deepest measured, in Fife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County (25 ft). 1 has been stocked by the DNR and 2 have a public launch.
How they differ: The clearest is in Oscoda County, about 15 ft of visibility in the 2023 satellite estimate; the most recently stocked is in Republic Township, Marquette County (30 Apr 2010); public launches are listed on the ones in Ottawa County and Fife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County; the other 22 have no public access site in the DNR list; 1 has 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring LakeOttawa County, Spring Lake Township | 2 mi north of Spring Lake | 1,097 | about 45 ft (est.) | 4 ft | 1 | |
| Spring LakeHematite Township, Iron County, Hematite Township | 11 mi north of Amasa | 111 | about 15 ft (est.) | 2 ft | ||
| Spring LakeHighland Township, Oakland County, Highland Township | 7 mi north of Milford | 61 | about 20 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Spring LakeHolly Township, Oakland County, Holly Township | 2 mi northeast of Holly | 59 | 24 ft | 12 ft | ||
| Spring LakeMontcalm County, Pine Township | 8 mi south of Lakeview | 56 | about 45 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Spring LakeKalamazoo County, Kalamazoo | at Parchment | 56 | about 30 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Spring LakeEast Bay Township, Grand Traverse County, East Bay Township | 5 mi north of Kingsley | 41 | 13 ft | 2 ft | ||
| Spring LakeRepublic Township, Marquette County, Republic Township | 18 mi northeast of Crystal Falls | 30 | about 45 ft (est.) | 13 ft | 8 times, last 2010 | |
| Spring LakeDickinson County, Breitung Township | 4 mi north of Iron Mountain | 28 | about 25 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Spring LakeFife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Fife Lake Township | at Fife Lake | 20 | 25 ft | 12 ft | 1 | |
| Spring LakePontiac, Oakland County, Pontiac | 2 mi southeast of Pontiac | 19 | about 20 ft (est.) | 4 ft | ||
| Spring LakeWashtenaw County, Sylvan Township | 4 mi west of Chelsea | 18 | about 25 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Spring LakeCass County, Ontwa Township | at Edwardsburg | 18 | about 20 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Spring LakeForsyth Township, Marquette County, Forsyth Township | 15 mi south of Ishpeming | 17 | 15 ft | 4 ft | ||
| Spring LakeNester Township, Roscommon County, Nester Township | 13 mi west of West Branch | 16 | about 25 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Spring LakeClare County, Freeman Township | 10 mi west of Harrison | 16 | about 25 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Spring LakeOscoda County, Comins Township | 11 mi northeast of Mio | 15 | 15 ft | |||
| Spring LakeMansfield Township, Iron County, Mansfield Township | 16 mi northeast of Crystal Falls | 14 | about 20 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Spring LakeJackson County, Waterloo Township | 7 mi north of Grass Lake | 13 | 14 ft | |||
| Spring LakeSchoolcraft County, Seney Township | 14 mi southwest of Grand Marais | 13 | 11 ft | |||
| Spring LakeDelta County, Garden Township | 17 mi northwest of Manistique | 12 | 15 ft | 9 ft | ||
| Spring LakeRichfield Township, Roscommon County, Richfield Township | 10 mi west of West Branch | 12 | ||||
| Spring LakeMecosta County, Martiny Township | 5 mi northwest of Mecosta | 12 | 10 ft | |||
| Spring LakeKent County, Tyrone Township | 5 mi northeast of Kent City | 10 | 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