All sports lakes Commerce Township MI

There are nine all sports lakes in Commerce Michigan.  There are three lakes in the list below that are just barely in Commerce.  These three lakes just have a small corner in Commerce Township.....Middle Straits Lake, Union Lake, and Wolverine Lake.  The biggest lake is Union Lake at 465 acres.  There are five big all sports lake that are over 200 acres in the township.  Here is the complete list of all sports lakes.

• Carroll Lake                Private        33 acres          38 feet deep       All sports 
• Clark Lake                  Private        15 acres                                   All sports 
• Commerce Lake           Private      236 acres           67 feet deep      All sports
• Fox Lake                     Private        62 acres                                   All sports
• Lake Sherwood           Private       258 acres          20 feet deep       All sports
• Long Lake                    Public        125 acres                                  All sports 
• Lower Straits Lake        Private       236 acres          22 feet deep      All sports
• Middle Straits Lake       Public         172 acres          51 feet deep      All sports
• Union Lake                  Public        465 acres          110 feet deep     All sports
• Wolverine Lake            Private      265 acres            58 feet deep      All sports 

Carroll Lake

Carroll Lake is a very small all sports lake that is not really big enough to do a lot of water sports.

• All sports lake                      Yes
• Private                                 Yes
• Size                                      33 acres
• Maximum Depth                  38 feet
• Public Access                      No
• Public Beach                        No
• Wake restrictions                 Unknown
• Water Source                      Unknown
• Cities the lake lies in                     Commerce
• School district for the lake            Walled Lake
• Streets around the lake are            paved, private
• City water                                      well
• City sewer                                      septic
• Canals on Lake                              yes
• Lots over an acre on lake              no
• Water-ski course                            n/a
• Condominiums                              no

Clark Lake

Clark Lake is connect to Carroll Lake.  Neither lake is ideal for tubing, skiing, wakeboarding because they are so small

• All sports lake                      Yes
• Private                                 Yes
• Size                                      est 10- 15 acres
• Maximum Depth                 23 feet
• Public Access                      No
• Public Beach                        No
• Wake restrictions                 Unknown
• Water Source                      Unknown
• Cities the lake lies in                       Commerce
• School district for the lake                Walled Lake
• Streets around the lake are              Paved 
• City water                                       No well
• City sewer                                       No Septic
• Canals on Lake                                 Yes connect to Carrol
• Lots over an acre on lake                  Yes
• Water-ski course                              NO   

Commerce Lake

Commerce Lake is actually two lakes that are connected together.  North Commerce Lake and South Commerce Lake make up Commerce Lake.

• All sports lake                      Yes
• Private                                 Yes
• Size                                      236 acres or 292 acres depending on which source you believe
• Maximum Depth                  67 feet 
• Public Access                       No
• Public Beach                        No
• Wake restrictions                 Unknown
• Water Source                      Unknown
• Cities the lake lies in                      commerce
• School district for the lake             walled lake 
• Streets around the lake are              paved
• City water                                        well, municipal
• City sewer                                        septic
• Canals on Lake                                yes
• Lots over an acre on lake                 yes
• Water-ski course                              n/a
• Condominiums                                no

Fox Lake

Fox Lake is on the Huron River.  It is just a small lake that was formed by a wide spot in the river.  A good little lake for swimming, kayaking, and canoeing.  Easy to kayak up river from Fox Lake.

• All sports lake                      Yes
• Private                                 Yes
• Size                                     62 acres
• Maximum Depth                  ? feet
• Public Access                       No
• Public Beach                        No
• Wake restrictions                 Unknown
• Water Source                      Unknown
• Cities the lake lies in                              Commerce
• School district for the lake                     Walled Lake
• Streets around the lake are                     paved
• City water                                               Well
• City sewer                                               septic, sewer at street
• Canals on Lake                                       yes
• Lots over an acre on lake                        no
• Water-ski course                                      n/a
• Condominiums                                        no

Lake Sherwood

Lake Sherwood is what I call a subdivision lake.  It was a pre-planned community of brick homes that you would find in any city in metro Detroit.

• All sports lake                           Yes
• Private Lake                              Yes
• Size                                           258 acres including canals
• Maximum depth                         20 ft
• Mean Depth                               unknown to me
• Public Access                             No
• Public Beach                              No
• Lake Origin                                Man-made
• Islands                                       2 (Higgins)
• Water Clarity                             Good 
• Wake Restrictions                      Only in the canals
• Lake Association                        Yes see below 
• Cities the lake lies in                        Commerce
• School district for the lake                Huron Valley
• Streets around the lake are                Paved
• City water                                          Well, Municipal
• City sewer                                          Septic, Sewer sanitary
• Canals on Lake                                   yes
• Lots over an acre on lake                    yes
• Water-ski course                                  n/a
• Condominiums                                    no
• Shore line    
•  Main Lake: 2.4 miles - 147.3 acres
• Canals: North Side across Commerce Road - 18.1 acres
•               South Side of Commerce Road (East of Main Lake)- 94.6 acres
• The total shoreline for the lake including the canals is 9.2 miles
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Lower Straits Lake

Lower Straits Lake has many bigger luxury lake homes on it.  However on the north side of the lake there are some smaller homes.

• All sports lake                      Yes
• Private                                Yes
• Size                                    236 acres
• Maximum Depth                   22 feet
• Public Access                       No
• Public Beach                        No
• Wake restrictions                 Unknown
• Water Source                      Middle Straits Lake
• Cities the lake lies in                       Commerce
• School district for the lake              Walled Lake
• Streets around the lake are               Paved
• City water                                         Municipal water, well
• City sewer                                         Sewer sanitary, septic
• Canals on Lake                                  yes
• Lots over an acre on lake                   yes
• Water-ski course                                 n/a 

Middle Straits Lake

Only a small corner on the west side of the lake lies in Commerce Township.  It does have a West Bloomfield Township park where non residents can launch a boat.

• All sports lake                              Yes
• Semi - Private                               Yes
• Size                                               172 acres
• Maximum Depth                           51 feet
• Public Access                                Yes
• Public Beach                                  No
• Wake restrictions                           Unknown
• Lake Restrictions                           Unknown
• Water Source                                  Upper Straits Lake             
• Cities the lake lies in                      Commerce, West Bloomfield
• School district for the lake             Walled lake
• Streets around the lake are              Paved
• City water                                       Well, municipal
• City sewer                                       Sewer sanitary, septic
• Canals on Lake                                yes
• Lots over an acre on lake                 no
• Water-ski course                              n/a
• Condominiums                                no

Union Lake

Union Lake is a big all sports lake that again has many big luxury homes on it.  A few of them have been built in the last 10 years with all the modern ammenities.

• All sports lake                      Yes
• Private                                 No
• Size                                      465 acres
• Maximum Depth                   110 feet
• Public Access                       Yes Off Union Lake Road
• Public Beach                        No
• Wake restrictions                 Unknown
• Water Source                      Unknown
• Cities the lake lies in                        Commerce, West Blommfield
• School district for the lake               Walled lake , waterford
• Streets around the lake are               Paved
• City water                                         Municipal, well
• City sewer                                         Sewer sanitary
• Canals on Lake                                  no
• Lots over an acre on lake                   no
• Water-ski course                                 n/a
• Condominiums                                   no   

Wolverine Lake

Wolverine Lake lies primarily in the Village of Wolverine Lake.  Just a small corner of the lake lies in Commerce.  You will find all types of homes, different styles, sizes, and ages on the lake.

• Surface area                     265 acre
• All sports lake                   Yes
• Maximum depth                58 feet 
• Average depth                   most of the lake is about 5 ft deep 
• Public access                    Yes
• Public access parking         about 15 parking spots
• Public beach                      No
• Wake restrictions              no wake before 9 am and after 5 pm 
• Lake Association              No lake association for the whole lake. May have some subdivision associations
• Water Source                   Unknown
• Cities the lake lies in                        Wolverine Lake Village
• School district for the lake                Walled Lake 
• Streets around the lake are               Paved
• City water                                         Well, community, municipal
• City sewer                                         Sewer sanitary, septic
• Canals on Lake                                  yes
• Lots over an acre on lake                   no
• Water-ski course                                 n/a
• Condominiums                                    no

Many lake home buyers prefer bigger all sports lakes if they are active people.  It does not matter whether they are young or old.  Sometimes retirees will buy on an all sports lake so their kids can buy jet skis, tube, or water ski.  When they call me they sometimes tell me the minimum size is 200 acres plus.  There are 5 big all sports lakes in Commerce Township that fits their needs.  They also like that many of them are private lakes.  If you are looking for an all sports lakes in Commerce or any other community in south east Michigan give me a call or text at 

248-310-6239

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