Branch County Lakes & Maps

Branch County Lakes & Maps

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Branch County Lakes
To say that Branch County is a "land of lakes" would be putting it mildly.
There are 107 major lakes in the county according to U.S. Geological surveys.

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The lakes are classified in three categories, depending on development possibilities.
Class I lakes, for Example, are lakes already developed and-or capable of future development. Class II lakes are lakes generally less than 10 acres in size where development is unlikely due to size, depth, etc. Class III bodies of water are primarily
gravel and marl pits and enlarged stream ponds where development is prohibited and-or perhaps water is only visible part of the year. Branch County’s class I and II lakes cover 7,646 acres with Coldwater Lake being the largest single body of water (1610).

Two Major Chains
At least 35 of Branch County’s 107 major lakes are connected to one or more other lakes, rivers or channels that can be normally navigated by boat. The two most extensive lake chains include 15 lakes and lie in seven townships, touching two incorporated communities. One extends from US 12 at Quincy, southwest through eight major lakes and four connecting channels to within three miles of the Indiana, Michigan state line.
Approximately 40 miles of shoreline and 2,700 acres of water are in this group.
Its value has been further enhanced by completion of a legal lake level control program to maintain the water at the best level for recreational and riparian use.

Maps, South chain of Lakes, Coldwater Lake chain or Marble Lake chain of Lakes.

A second major chain extends from Messenger Lake on US 12 (the location of Branch County Memorial Park) through South Lake, north into Cemetery Lake then through North Lake and Randall Lake, past the Coldwater Country Club and into Morrison Lake. The chain continues into Craig Lake and the Coldwater River, which runs northwest to the St. Joseph River at Union City. The chain has 1,100 acres of water.

Here in order are the county’s lakes in order of size.

Lake Size in acres
1. Coldwater Lake 1,610
2. Marble Lake 874
3. Union Lake 525
4. Rose Lake 355
5. Morrison Lake 288
6. Matteson Lake 256
7. North Lake 227
8. Randall Lake 200
9. Silver Lake 192
10. Huyck Lake 186
11. Lake George 179
12. Oliverda Lake 143
13. Gilead Lake 128
14. East Long Lake 123
15. Craig Lake 122
16. South Lake 118
17. Miller Lake (Rush Pond) 118
18. Lake Lavine 96
19. Bartholemew Lake 87
20. West Long Lake 80
21. Dragon Lake 78
22. Pleasant Lake 76
23. Kenyon Lake 75
24. Cooks Lake 73
25. Cemetery Lake 65
26. Vincent’s Lake 65 .................................................Click on map pictures for larger ones.
27. Archer Lake 64
28. Quaker Lake 62
29. Goodrich Lake 61
30. Hodunk Pond 60
31. Batavia Pond 59
32. Honey Lake 58
33. Messenger’s Lake 54
34. Bingham Lake 49
35. Lake Michiana 46
36. Middle Lake 43
37. Cary Lake 42
38. Blackhawk Pond 35
39. Long Noble Lake 35
40. Blossom Lake 31
41. Wright Lake 30
42. Lake Hanchet 26
43. Fish Lake 26
44. Red Water Lake 25
45. Calhoon Lake (Mud) 25
46. Palmitere Lake 21
47. Little Rose Lake 21
48. Lehr Lake 20
49. Mallow Lake 20
50. First Lake 19
51. River Lake 19
52. Olney Lake 18
53. Round Lake 17
54. Marl Lake 16
55. Lime Lake 15
56. Stancers Pond 15
57. Round Lake 15
58. Byers Lake 14
59. Dane Lake 13
60. Girard Lake 13
61. Lake Pleasant 13
62. Anderson Lake 12
63. Camp Lake 12
64. Spong Lake 12
65. Leatherbury Lake 12
66. Anderson Noble Lake 11
67. Little Mud Lake 10
68. Dorsey Lake 10
69. Huray Lake 10
70. Withington Lake 10
71. Fulks Lake 10
72. Little Coldwater Lake 10
73. Little Long Lake 8
74. Browns Lake 8
75. Chester Lake 7
76. Miller’s Marl Lake 7
77. Bradley Lake 5
78. Pork Barrel Lake 5
79. Big Wells 5
80. Beckwith Lake 5
81. Island Lake 5
82. Loon Lake 5
83. Paul Lake 5
84. Bassett Lake 4
85. Fox Lake 4
86. Bovee Lake 4
87. Monroe Lake 4
88. Ogden Lake 4
89. Hignee Lake 4
90. Bricker Lake 4
91. Hoyt Lake 4
92. Doyles Lake 4
93. Halls Lake 4
94. Harvey Lake 3.5
95. Conklin Lake 3
96. Ensley Lake 3
97. Porter Lake 2.5
98. Vohs Lake 2.5
99. Hubbard Lake 2.5
100. Musser Lake 2.5
101. Dow Lake 2.5
102. Stasney Lake 2