Cass Lake | |
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Location | Oakland County, Michigan |
Coordinates | 42°36′25″N 83°21′56″W / 42.6069°N 83.3656°WCoordinates: 42°36′25″N 83°21′56″W / 42.6069°N 83.3656°W |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 1,280 acres (520 ha) |
Max. depth | 123 ft (37 m) |
Surface elevation | 928 feet (283 m) |
Settlements | Waterford Township, West Bloomfield Township, Orchard Lake Village, Keego Harbor |
Cass Lake is on the main branch of the Clinton River.
Upstream from Cass Lake is 243-acre Loon Lake. Cass Lake also connects with 363-acre Elizabeth Lake.
Downstream from Cass Lake is the 532-acre Sylvan Lake.
Cass Lake is the largest and deepest lake in Oakland County, and is in the northern Metro Detroit region of southeastern Michigan.
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:
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