Orange Lake has a surface area of approximately 33 acres, a maximum depth of 10.5 feet, and a mean or average depth of 2.9 feet. The lake contains about 98 acre-feet of water, which equates to 32 million gallons. The lake has a shoreline about 1.0 mile long. Water drains to Orange Lake via several inlets and the lake is also fed by a spring. Orange Lake’s outlet flows southeast into a tributary to the Rouge River and on to the Detroit River.
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Lake Board Information
At the request of residents, a Lake Improvement Board was convened for Orange Lake in 2003. The Lake Improvement Board was established as a mechanism to address apparent water quality concerns within the lake. Later that year, the Orange Lake Improvement Board began a study to quantify the water quality issues impacting Orange 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.
Orange Lake 2024 Budget
Orange Lake 2021 - 2024 Assessment Roll
Orange Lake 2021 Special Assessment District Map
Orange Lake 2013 Management Summary
Orange Lake 2003 Improvement Plan
Water Quality Reports
| File Name | Details |
|---|---|
| 2023 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2022 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2021 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2020 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2019 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2018 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2017 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2015 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2014 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2013 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2012 Orange Lake Water Spring Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2012 Orange Lake Summer Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2011 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2010 Orange Lake Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2009 Orange Lake July Water Quality Report | Download |
| 2009 Orange Lake September Water Quality Report | Download |
Current Lake Board Members
Riparian Representative
Mr. Barry Barber, Resident
Email: Barry Barber
Phone: 248-762-2400
Chairperson
Mr. Mike McCready, Bloomfield Township Supervisor
Email: Mike McCready
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
Jen Cook, OCWRC
Email: Jen Cook
Phone: 947-955-6560
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 November 2024