2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), or 7.61% of Commerce Township Michigan, is water. There is about 28 lakes for a total of 1704 acres. Below is a partial listing of the lakes. There are quite a few big all sports lakes in Commerce. Most of the lakes in Commerce are private though Long Lake, Union Lake, and Middle Straits Lake are public. Union Lake and Middle Straits are mainly in West Bloomfield though small corners of the lake are in Commerce Twp. The Huron River runs mostly north–south through the township.
You can click on any of the Commerce Township lakes for indepth lake information such as private or public, all sports, depth, size, school system, photos. Of course there is info on what to expect on lot sizes, types of homes and recent sold prices of the lake real estate.
Here is a quick overview of Commerce Twp lake information. 6 of the lakes relatively small. (Carrol, Bass, Reed, Twin Sun, Hawk, and Clark). 9 of the Commerce lakes are all sports
Union Lake is the largest lake in Commerce Twp, but not the largest lake in Oakland County. Cass Lake is the largest lake in Oakland County MI.
Commerce Twp Lake Name |
Allsports or not |
Size |
Depth |
Private or Public |
Carroll Lake |
|
33 acres |
24 ft deep |
Private |
Clark Lake |
|
|
|
Private |
Commerce Lake |
All sports |
262 acres |
66 ft deep |
Private |
Hawk Lake |
|
|
|
Private |
Lake Sherwood |
All sports |
258 acres |
20 ft deep |
Private |
Lower Straits Lake |
All Sports |
236 acres |
22 ft deep |
Private |
Reed Lake |
|
32 acres |
48 ft deep |
Private |
Twin Sun |
|
|
|
Private |
Union Lake |
All sports |
425 acres |
110 ft deep |
Public w/ lake access |
Commerce Township recreation
• Proud Lake State Recreation Area (2,500 acres)
• Robert H. Long Park/Berry Lake (117.42 acres)
• Hickory Glen Park (155 acres)
• Maple Glen Park (103 acres)
• Dodge Park No. 5 (48.84 acres)
• Bicentennial Park (9.8 acres)
• Mill Race Park (5 acres)
• Historic Byer’s Homestead (2.5 acres)
Richardson Community Center & Park (80 acres)
Commerce Township area schools
• Walled Lake Consolidated School District: (248) 956-2000
www.walledlake.k12.mi.us
• Huron Valley Schools: (248) 684-8000
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Michigan Boating Laws
These are some of the things that will get you a ticket on a lake.
Reckless Operation of a vessel or reckless manipulation of water skis, a surfboard, or similar device is defined as operation which disregards the safety or rights of others or endangers the person or property of others. Some examples of reckless operation are:
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