About Island Lake

Island Lake has a surface area of approximately 111 acres, a maximum depth of 55 feet, and a mean or average depth of 13.3 feet. The lake contains about 1,482 acre-feet of water, a volume which would cover an area over 2.3 square miles to a depth of 1 foot. The lake has a shoreline about 2.6 miles long. The majority of the 283-acre Island Lake watershed is urbanized. Water drains to Island Lake via several inlets. The largest of which enters from the south end of the lake. Island Lake’s outlet flows into Lower Long Lake, Forest Lake, the Rouge River and onto the Detroit River.

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Information gathered and provided by Progressive AE in January of 2011.

Lake Board Information

At the request of residents, a Lake Improvement Board was convened for Island Lake in 1983. The Lake Improvement Board was established as a mechanism to address apparent water quality concerns within the lake. Later that year, the Island Lake Improvement Board began a study to quantify the water quality issues impacting Island Lake and determine what actions, if any, were required to correct these issues. For more information regarding this study and for Lake Board assessment information, follow the links below.

Island Lake 2021 Special Assessment District
Island Lake 2024 Budget
Island Lake 2021 - 2024 Assessment Roll
Island Lake 2011 Improvement Plan - Updated March 26, 2013
Island Lake 1983 Improvement Plan

Water Quality Reports

File Name Details
2023 Island Lake Water Quality Report Download
2022 Island Lake Water Quality Report Download
2021 Island Lake Water Quality Report Download
2020 Island Lake Water Quality Report Download
2019 Island Lake 2019 Water Quality Report Download
2018 Island Lake Water Quality Report Download
2016 Island Lake Water Quality Report Download
2015 Island Lake Water Quality Summary Download
2014 Island Lake Water Quality Summary Download
2013 Island Lake Water Quality Summary Download
2013 Island Lake Water Quality Report Download

Current Lake Board Members

Riparian Representative

Mr. Ned Greenberg, Resident
Email: Ned Greenberg
Phone: 248-757-2350

Chairperson

Ms. Dani Walsh, Bloomfield Township Supervisor
Email: Dani Walsh
Phone: 248-433-7708

Treasurer/Secretary

Mr. Martin Brook, Bloomfield Township Clerk
Email: Martin Brook
Phone: 248-433-7702

County Commissioner

Ms. Marcia Gershenson, District 11 Commissioner
Email: Marcia Gershenson
Phone: 248-808-1032

Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Representative

Jack Puscas, OCWRC
Email: Jack Puscas
Phone: 248-858-0958

Additional Information

Please contact the Bloomfield Township Clerk’s office at Email or 248-433-7702 or the Engineering and Environmental Services Department at Email or 248-594-2800 if you have questions about the material presented here.

For more information regarding water quality protection, please visit the following websites:

DNR Inland Lake Maps
Bloomfield Township Watershed
Bloomfield Township Public Education
Alliance of Rouge Communities
Friends of the Rouge
Clinton River Watershed Council
Southeast Oakland County Water Authority

 

Updated June 2024