Lakes / Michigan / Roscommon County

Lakes in Roscommon County, Michigan

24 lakes counted in Roscommon County - the largest is Houghton Lake at 20,070 acres.

Lakes Counted

20,070 acres

Largest - Houghton Lake

35 ft

Deepest - Pup Lake

Roscommon County, highlighted, with its largest counted lakes dotted. Outlines from Census boundary data.

All Counted Lakes

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Houghton Lake	Roscommon	20,070 acres	21 ft
2	Lake Saint Helen	Roscommon	2,415 acres	-
3	Dead Stream Flooding	Roscommon	567 acres	-
4	Little Mud Lake	Roscommon	423 acres	-
5	Backus Lake Flooding	Roscommon	374 acres	-
6	Backus Creek Flooding	Roscommon	309 acres	-
7	Marl Lake	Roscommon	238 acres	4 ft
8	Denton Creek Flooding	Roscommon	236 acres	-
9	Backus Lake	Roscommon	185 acres	-
10	Lake James	Roscommon	169 acres	-
11	West Twin Lake	Roscommon	139 acres	-
12	Bear Creek	Roscommon	127 acres	-
13	Russell Lake	Roscommon	119 acres	-
14	West Twin Lake	Roscommon	68 acres	-
15	Clear Lake	Roscommon	66 acres	-
16	Rollway Lake	Roscommon	54 acres	-
17	East Twin Lake	Roscommon	53 acres	-
18	Mud Lake	Roscommon	46 acres	-
19	Beaver Lake Flooding	Roscommon	33 acres	-
20	Woods Lake	Roscommon	33 acres	-
21	Barney Lake	Roscommon	26 acres	21 ft
22	Pup Lake	Roscommon	24 acres	35 ft
23	Headquarters Lake	Roscommon	14 acres	9 ft
24	Lost Lake (south)	Roscommon	-	20 ft

Sources: Michigan DNR lake data; USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.