Union Lake (Michigan)

Union Lake
Location Oakland County, Michigan
Coordinates 42°36′27″N 83°25′51″W / 42.607446°N 83.430760°W / 42.607446; -83.430760Coordinates: 42°36′27″N 83°25′51″W / 42.607446°N 83.430760°W / 42.607446; -83.430760
Basin countries United States
Surface area 465 acres (188 ha)
Max. depth 110 ft (34 m)
Settlements Commerce Township

Union Lake is an all-sports, 465-acre lake in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The lake lies within Commerce Township.[1] It is the tenth-largest lake and third-deepest lake in Oakland County.

Union Lake is considered one of the leading walleye fishing lakes in the state.[2]

The lake has one public boat-launch.

Largest and deepest Oakland County lakes

The ten largest lakes in Oakland County are:

  1. Cass Lake (Waterford Twp.) 1,280 acres
  2. Kent Lake (Milford Twp.) 1,200 acres
  3. Orchard Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 795 acres
  4. Walled Lake (Commerce Twp.) 670 acres
  5. Pontiac Lake (Waterford Twp) 640 acres
  6. White Lake (White Lake Twp.) 540 acres
  7. Sylvan Lake (Waterford Twp.) 532 acres
  8. Lake Orion (Orion Twp.) 506 acres
  9. Lake Angelus (Auburn Hills) 477 acres
  10. Union Lake (Commerce Twp.) 465 acres

The ten deepest lakes in Oakland County are:[3]

1. Cass Lake (Waterford Twp. and West Bloomfield Twp.) 123 feet
2. Maceday Lake (Waterford Twp.) 117 feet
3t. Orchard Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 110 feet
3t. Union Lake (Commerce Twp.) 110 feet
5. Walnut Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 101 feet
6t. Van Norman Lake (Independence Twp. and Waterford Twp.) 90 feet
6t. Pine Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 90 feet
8. Lake Angelus (Auburn Hills) 88 feet
9t. Loon Lake (Waterford Twp.) 73 feet
9t. Silver Lake (Waterford Twp.) 73 feet

References

  1. "Map" (PDF). www.dnr.state.mi.us.
  2. "Michigan's Top Inland Walleye Lakes". 4 October 2010.
  3. "Search Results - Lakelubbers". www.lakelubbers.com.
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