Orchard Lake Boat Ramps
2 boat launches are mapped on Orchard Lake in Oakland County, Michigan.
1 of these launches include facility details from Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Orchard Lake facts
| Surface area | 865 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 15 ft (modelled estimate) |
| Water volume | about 12,128 acre-feet (modelled) |
| Shoreline length | about 6.2 miles |
| Surface elevation | 928 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Orchard Lake Dam, completed 1968 |
| Dam size | 8 ft high, 25 ft long, earth dam |
| Dam purposes | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Dam owner | Privately owned |
| Normal storage | 1,700 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Orchard Lake Outlet |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID MI02570). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Wildlife you might see at Orchard Lake
Most-observed birds: Mallard (6), Blue Jay (6), Wood Duck (5), Wild Turkey (4), Mute Swan (4), Pileated Woodpecker (4), Red-tailed Hawk (3), Canada Goose (3), American Robin (3), Mourning Dove (2).
Other wildlife: White-tailed Deer (20), Eastern Chipmunk (10), Common Garter Snake (9), American Toad (6), Common Snapping Turtle (5), Eastern Gray Squirrel (4).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (47 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
- Canoe/Kayak LaunchOrchard Lake Village · Orchard Lake
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Counties
- Oakland County (2)