Indian Lake (Michigan) Explained

Indian Lake is a common name of many waterbodies within the U.S. state of Michigan. According to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), there are at least 38 bodies of water in the state that use the Indian Lake name. These bodies of water may include lakes, reservoirs, streams, swamps, or canals with the Indian Lake name or variations.

All information pertaining to the county, coordinates, and elevation are retrieved from the corresponding GNIS identification website. Lakes that provide no area measurements are likely very small and have no published information listing their size.

Name	County	Coordinates	Elevation	Area	GNIS ID
Eagle Lake^[1]	Gogebic	46.1558°N -89.1389°W	1690feet	20.65acres^[2]
Indian Lake	Barry	42.4375°N -85.4692°W	912feet	99acres^[3]
Indian Lake	Livingston	42.7375°N -83.8894°W	846feet	75acres
Indian Lake	Oakland	42.7986°N -83.2092°W	988feet	58acres^[4]
Indian Lake	Mecosta	43.6542°N -85.1075°W	1014feet	—
Indian Lake	Osceola	43.9622°N -85.4003°W	1220feet	85acres^[5]
Indian Lake	Gladwin	44.1519°N -84.3525°W	837feet	51acres^[6]
Indian Lake	Ogemaw	44.2247°N -84.0097°W	823feet	17.2acres^[7]
Indian Lake	Roscommon	44.2619°N -84.4339°W	1217feet	—
Indian Lake	Iosco	44.3472°N -83.6503°W	781feet	218acres^[8]
Indian Lake	Grand Traverse	44.6897°N -85.4822°W	869feet	57acres^[9]
Indian Lake	Oscoda	44.7811°N -84.2281°W	1188feet	18acres^[10]
Indian Lake	Kalkaska	44.8078°N -84.9306°W	1214feet	69acres^[11]
Indian Lake	Marquette	46.5922°N -88.085°W	1683feet	86acres^[12]
Indian Lake	Cass	41.9958°N -86.2119°W	751feet	499acres^[13]
Indian Lake	Kalamazoo	42.1514°N -85.4861°W	846feet	758acres^[14]
Indian Lake	Allegan	42.625°N -85.6206°W	768feet	11acres^[15]
Indian Lake	Menominee	45.7506°N -87.4283°W	804feet	—
Indian Lake	Iron	46.0431°N -88.4956°W	1421feet	196acres^[16]
Indian Lake	Berrien	41.8344°N -86.4472°W	712feet	—
Indian Lake	Oscoda	44.7675°N -83.9792°W	935feet
Indian Lake	Gogebic	46.2097°N -89.3861°W	1683feet	93acres^[17]
Indian Lake	Lake	44.1242°N -86.0053°W	738feet	19acres^[18]
Indian Lake^[19]	Schoolcraft	45.9889°N -86.3322°W	610feet	8400acres^[20]
Indian Lake	Newaygo	43.6706°N -85.8253°W	912feet	33acres^[21]
Indian Lake	Montcalm	43.42°N -85.4333°W	902feet	250acres^[22]
Indian Lake^[23]	Allegan	42.7617°N -85.6322°W	791feet	—
Indian Lake Creek^[24]	Gladwin	44.1108°N -84.3081°W	768feet	—
Indian Lake Drain^[25]	Kalamazoo	42.1347°N -85.4839°W	850feet	—
Indian Lakes^[26]	Kent	43.1939°N -85.67°W	755feet	33acres^[27] ^[28]
Indian Lakes^[29]	Alcona	44.5686°N -83.6861°W	883feet	37.2acres^[30]
Indian Spring Lake	Kent	42.9017°N -85.7689°W	604feet	—
Indian Town Lake	Delta	45.7503°N -86.8369°W	584feet	—
Little Indian Lake	Berrien	41.9122°N -86.2819°W	722feet	66acres^[31]
Little Indian Lake	Menominee	45.7572°N -87.4289°W	807feet	25acres^[32]
Rudd Lake^[33]	Oscoda	44.7933°N -84.2228°W	1184feet	9.2acres^[34]
Spring Lake^[35]	Roscommon	44.2625°N -84.4378°W	935feet	13acres^[36]
Stone Lake^[37]	Gogebic	46.1925°N -89.0514°W	1742feet	38acres^[38]

See also

• Indian Lake, an unincorporated community along Indian Lake in Cass County.
• Indian Lake State Park (Michigan)
• Indian River (Michigan)

Further reading

• Scott, I.D. (1921) Inland Lakes of Michigan Michigan Geological Society.

Notes and References

1. Also named as Davies Lake or Indian Lake
2. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Eagle Lake, Gogebic County. 25 April 1940. November 10, 2020.
3. Web site: LakePlace.com. Indian Lake (Barry County). 2019. November 12, 2020.
4. Web site: LakePlace.com. Indian Lake (Oakland County). 2019. November 12, 2020.
5. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Indian Lake (Osceola County). November 18, 2020.
6. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Indian Lake (Gladwin County). November 18, 2020.
7. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Indian Lake (Ogemaw County). November 18, 2020.
8. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Indian Lake (Iosco County). November 18, 2020.
9. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Indian Lake (Grand Traverse County). November 18, 2020.
10. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Indian Lake (Oscoda County). November 18, 2020.
11. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Indian Lake (Kalkaska County). November 18, 2020.
12. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Indian Lake (Marquette County). November 18, 2020.
13. Web site: Gunderman. Brian. Indian Lake: Environment. 2015. November 18, 2020. 1.
14. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Indian Lake (Kalamazoo County). November 18, 2020.
15. Web site: LakePlace.com. Indian Lake (Allegan County). 2019. November 12, 2020.
16. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Indian Lake (Iron County). November 18, 2020.
17. Web site: LakePlace.com. Indian Lake (Gogebic County). 2019. November 14, 2020.
18. Web site: LakePlace.com. Indian Lake (Lake County). 2019. November 14, 2020.
19. This lake also gives namesake to Indian Lake State Park.
20. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Indian Lake State Park. November 18, 2020.
21. Web site: LakePlace.com. Indian Lake (Newaygo County). 2019. November 14, 2020.
22. Web site: Lake Shores Association. Welcome to Indian Lake!. 2020. November 20, 2020.
23. Described by Geographic Names Information System as a swamp
24. Indian Lake Creek is geologically a creek and not a lake. Although it uses the Indian Lake name, it is part of the Tittabawassee River system and has no defined length or area.
25. Indian Lake Drain is a drainage ditch that connects Indian Lake (Kalamazoo County) to the Portage River to the south. It has no defined length or area.
26. Indian Lakes (Kent County) is two closely-connected lakes: East Indian Lake at 15acres and West Indian Lake at 18acres.
27. Web site: LakePlace.com. Indian Lake East (Kent County). 2019. November 12, 2020.
28. Web site: LakePlace.com. Indian Lake West (Kent County). 2019. November 15, 2020.
29. Indian Lakes (Alcona County) is three closely-connected lakes: North Indian Lake at 17acres, Middle Indian Lake at 9.9acres, and South Indian Lake at 10.3acres.
30. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Indian Lakes (Alcona County). November 18, 2020.
31. Web site: LakePlace.com. Little Indian Lake (Berrien County). 2019. November 18, 2020.
32. Web site: LakePlace.com. Little Indian Lake (Menominee County). 2019. November 18, 2020.
33. Also named as Indian Lake or Rude Lake
34. Web site: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lake Inventory: Rudd Lake (Oscoda County). November 18, 2020.
35. Also named as Indian Lake
36. Web site: LakePlace.com. Spring Lake (Roscommon County). 2019. November 18, 2020.
37. Also named as Indian Lake or Stony Lake
38. Web site: LakePlace.com. Stone Lake (Gogebic County). 2019. November 18, 2020.