Max. depth 117 ft (36 m) Cities Waterford Township | Surface area 234 acres (95 ha) Islands one Area 95 ha | |
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Maceday Lake is an all-sports, 234-acre Oakland County, Michigan lake along the Clinton River.
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Map of Maceday Lake, Waterford Twp, MI 48329, USA
Maceday Lake connects upstream with the 185-acre Lotus Lake downstream and with the 155-acre Williams Lake.
Blain Island lies between Maceday Lake and Lotus Lake. It is accessible by car via a bridge. There are mostly high-end luxury homes on the island.
There is a public boat launch on Maceday Lake.
Maceday Lake is the second deepest lake in Oakland County behind Cass Lake. The ten deepest lakes in Oakland County are:
1. Cass Lake (Waterford Twp. and West Bloomfield Twp.) 123 feet2. Maceday Lake (Waterford Twp.) 117 feet3t. Orchard Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 110 feet3t. Union Lake (Commerce Twp.) 110 feet5. Walnut Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 101 feet6t. Van Norman Lake (Independence Twp. and Waterford Twp.) 90 feet6t. Pine Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.) 90 feet8. Lake Angelus (Auburn Hills) 88 feet9t. Loon Lake (Waterford Twp.) 73 feet9t. Silver Lake (Waterford Twp.) 73 feetNamesake
Maceday Lake was named for Mason "Mace" Day, who was seen fishing on the lake so often, the residents of the area began referring to the lake as Mace Day Lake.
Fish
Fish in Maceday Lake include pumpkinseed sunfish, largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike and crappie.