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Union Lake

Oakland County, Michigan · MI DNR bathymetric survey
110ft Max
depth
469 acres 17 contours Public access

Depth scale

The lake

Survey readout

Measured from the Michigan DNR inland-lake contour survey.

Maximum depth
110 ft
Surface area
469 acres
Shoreline
5.19 mi · irregular
Surveyed contours
17 isobaths · 0–110 ft
Deepest soundings
68 ft, 65 ft, 58 ft, 18 ft, 9 ft
Aquatic vegetation
1% of surface · NAIP NDVI
Public access
Boat Launch · Rec Passport
Chart data

Provenance

All layers registered to one bounding box; positions in WGS 84.

Coordinates
42.60621, -83.43489
MI DNR lake ID
L4899
Vertical exaggeration
1.4×
Basemap
USDA NAIP · public domain
Model size
2.5 MB
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Computed for this lake’s coordinates.

How this map was made

Real DNR depth soundings drape over USGS 3DEP elevation, with a USDA NAIP aerial basemap and OpenStreetMap shoreline. Colour shows surveyed depth; dark lines are the survey's own isobaths.

Sources: MI DNR inland lake contours, USGS 3DEP, USDA NAIP (public domain), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), MI DNR Boat Launches.

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Fishery

3,222Fish sampled
16Species

Gamefish

Walleye172 caught · to 26″
Largemouth Bass156 caught · to 19″
Smallmouth Bass109 caught · to 19″
Bowfin77 caught · to 29″
Northern Pike50 caught · to 37″

Panfish

Bluegill1,615 caught · to 10″
Rock Bass612 caught · to 11″
Black Crappie236 caught · to 13″
Yellow Perch89 caught · to 13″
Pumpkinseed84 caught · to 9″
Green Sunfish1 caught · to 5″

Bullhead & catfish

Brown Bullhead7 caught · to 14″
Black Bullhead3 caught · to 15″
Yellow Bullhead3 caught · to 15″

Forage & nongame

White Sucker7 caught · to 22″
Golden Shiner1 caught · to 6″
Stocking: Stocking records indicate that during the 1930’s and 40’s, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, and Yellow Perch were planted.
Length is the largest fish netted in the survey, not an angler record. Source: Michigan DNR Status of the Fishery Resource report.