| Maceday Lake | |
| Location: | Oakland County, Michigan |
| Coords: | 42.688°N -83.4315°W |
| Type: | Lake |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Area: | 234acres |
| Max-Depth: | 117feet |
| Elevation: | 294m (965feet) |
| Islands: | one |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the lake in Michigan. |
Maceday Lake is an all-sports, 234acres Oakland County, Michigan lake along the Clinton River.[1]
Maceday Lake connects upstream with the 185acres Lotus Lake downstream and with the 155acres Williams Lake.[2] [3]
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.[4]
There is a public boat launch on Maceday Lake.
Maceday Lake is the second deepest lake in Oakland County behind Cass Lake.[5] The ten deepest lakes in Oakland County are:[5]
1. Cass Lake (Waterford Twp. and West Bloomfield Twp.)
2. Maceday Lake (Waterford Twp.)
3t. Orchard Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.)
3t. Union Lake (Commerce Twp.)
5. Walnut Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.)
6t. Van Norman Lake (Independence Twp. and Waterford Twp.)
6t. Pine Lake (West Bloomfield Twp.)
8. Lake Angelus (Auburn Hills)
9t. Loon Lake (Waterford Twp.)
9t. Silver Lake (Waterford Twp.)
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.[6]
Fish in Maceday Lake include pumpkinseed sunfish, largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike, splake, rainbow trout, lake trout, and crappie.[7]