Updated 9 Oct 2026, 3:30 am EDT. Get alerts for Sugarloaf Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
177 acres · deepest 10 ft (measured) · shoreline about 2.3 mi · clarity about 6 ft
Sugarloaf Lake is the 16th largest of the 84 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Washtenaw County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 40th deepest of the 45 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 15 of the other 66 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 2.3 miles along the state outline. About 13% of its area is deeper than 5 ft.
Ranks against Washtenaw County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure
1 public access site on Sugarloaf Lake.
Michigan DNR boating access, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Average water clarity is about 6 ft (Secchi depth 1.9 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Sugarloaf Lake is 10 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 177 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Sugarloaf Lake.
About 2% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.