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 LakeAlso named as Davies Lake or Indian Lake Gogebic Indian Lake Barry Indian Lake Livingston Indian Lake Oakland Indian Lake Mecosta — Indian Lake Osceola Indian Lake Gladwin Indian Lake Ogemaw Indian Lake Roscommon — Indian Lake Iosco Indian Lake Grand Traverse Indian Lake Oscoda Indian Lake Kalkaska Indian Lake Marquette Indian Lake Cass Indian Lake Kalamazoo Indian Lake Allegan Indian Lake Menominee — Indian Lake Iron Indian Lake Berrien — Indian Lake Oscoda Indian Lake Gogebic Indian Lake Lake Indian LakeThis lake also gives namesake to Indian Lake State Park. Schoolcraft Indian Lake Newaygo Indian Lake Montcalm Indian LakeDescribed by Geographic Names Information System as a swamp Allegan — Indian Lake CreekIndian 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. Gladwin — Indian Lake DrainIndian 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. Kalamazoo — Indian LakesIndian Lakes (Kent County) is two closely-connected lakes: East Indian Lake at and West Indian Lake at . Kent Indian LakesIndian Lakes (Alcona County) is three closely-connected lakes: North Indian Lake at , Middle Indian Lake at , and South Indian Lake at . Alcona Indian Spring Lake Kent — Indian Town Lake Delta — Little Indian Lake Berrien Little Indian Lake Menominee Rudd LakeAlso named as Indian Lake or Rude Lake Oscoda Spring LakeAlso named as Indian Lake Roscommon Stone LakeAlso named as Indian Lake or Stony Lake Gogebic
See also Indian Lake, an unincorporated community along Indian Lake in Cass County. Indian Lake State Park (Michigan) Indian River (Michigan)
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Further reading Scott, I.D. (1921) Inland Lakes of Michigan Michigan Geological Society.