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33 lakes · 2,230 acres · 2 with measured depth · 3 with a public launch · 3 stocked
Wayne County has 33 lakes of 10 acres or more, 15 of them named, covering 2,230 acres of water. The largest is Belleville Lake at 1,253 acres, which is also the deepest measured, at 30 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 2 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. Drawn square to the county's survey lines, which run 1° off true north; the arrow points to true north. Not for navigation.
2 lakes in Wayne County cover 100 acres or more. All 15 named lakes are listed, largest first; 18 more are unnamed.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville Lake | 1,253 | 30 ft | 4 ft | 2 | |
| Flat Rock Impoundment | 176 | 3 ft | 3 ft | ||
| Newburgh Lake | 91 | 2009 | |||
| Texas Marsh Drain | 61 | about 20 ft (est.) | 2 ft | ||
| Silver Creek | 50 | 1988 | |||
| Blue Heron Lagoon | 40 | about 30 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Phoenix Lake | 31 | about 25 ft (est.) | 4 ft | ||
| Waterford Pond | 27 | about 20 ft (est.) | 2 ft | ||
| Lake Muskoday | 25 | about 20 ft (est.) | 4 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Nankin Lake | 20 | ||||
| Lake Okonoka | 19 | about 20 ft (est.) | 11 ft | 1 | |
| Washago Pond | 18 | about 30 ft (est.) | |||
| Sherwood Park Lake | 15 | about 25 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Curtis Lake | 15 | about 30 ft (est.) | 15 ft | ||
| Wilcox Lake | 12 | about 25 ft (est.) | 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.
Clarity is the depth at which a black-and-white Secchi disk disappears from view. Across 11 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Wayne County is 4 ft. The clearest is Curtis Lake at about 15 ft, then Sherwood Park Lake (11 ft), Lake Okonoka (11 ft) and Blue Heron Lagoon (10 ft). The least clear is Texas Marsh Drain 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 5 public access sites on 3 lakes in Wayne County; 5 require a Recreation Passport. The other 12 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.
| Lake | Site | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Belleville Lake | Belleville Lake West | 1 ramp lane · 37 trailer spaces · 27 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Belleville Lake | Belleville | 4 ramp lanes · 124 trailer spaces · 15 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Lake Muskoday | Riverbank Drive | 65 car spaces · Recreation Passport required |
| Lake Muskoday | Lake Muskoday | 75 car spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required |
| Lake Okonoka | Nashua Canal | 11 car spaces · flush toilets · Recreation Passport required |
Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked 3 lakes in Wayne County 41 times since 1988. Walleye went into 1 lake: Newburgh Lake. The most recent stocking was 358 channel catfish in Lake Muskoday on 24 June 2025. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Belleville (Edison) Lake, Detroit River, Huron River, Johnson Drain, Middle River Rouge, Rouge River, Rouge River, Lower and Upper River Rouge and 1 more.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Channel catfish | 2 | Lake Muskoday and Newburgh Lake |
| Northern pike | 2 | Newburgh Lake and Silver Creek |
| Black crappie | 2 | Lake Muskoday and Newburgh Lake |
| Largemouth bass | 2 | Newburgh Lake and Silver Creek |
| Walleye | 1 | Newburgh Lake |
| Bluegill | 1 | Newburgh Lake |
| Pumpkinseed | 1 | Newburgh Lake |
| Fathead minnow | 1 | Newburgh Lake |
| Hybrid sunfish | 1 | Newburgh Lake |
2025: 1 stocking, 358 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
Michigan DHHS has records for 3 lakes in Wayne 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.
33 lakes of 10 acres or more, 15 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Belleville Lake, at 1,253 acres.
Belleville Lake, 30 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Curtis Lake, with an average Secchi depth of about 15 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).
Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Belleville Lake, Lake Muskoday and Lake Okonoka.
Newburgh Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.
Michigan DHHS has algae records for 3 lakes here; 0 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.