*** indicate a Public Lake or River

Generally, if you find Government owned lots next to a Lake or Pond, then the Public may use it. If there are no Government lots adjoining those waters, then that water is privately owned and those owners control the hunting, fishing and trapping rights, etc. Check with the local DNR or adjoining property owners before you use unmarked Lakes or Ponds.

There are 16 townships in Shiawassee County. Each township consists of 36 Sections. Each Section contains approximately 640 acres. The four townships on the west side of Shiawassee County (Fairfield, Middlebury, Sciota and Woodhull) contain less acres each, however they all contain 36 sections.

The Owosso Community Airport is approximately 736' above sea level.

Shiawassee County's Highest Point is believed to be approximately 1.5 miles east and 2 miles south of Morrice near an intersection of section 19 and 30 in Antrim Township. Near this area is a gravel pit and you will notice that Beard Road curves around north of this point.

Shiawassee County's Lowest Point could be at the exit point of the Shiawassee River near M-52 at Johnstone Road or at the exit point of the Maple River in Middlebury Twp., approximately 1 mile south of Ovid or the exit point of the Looking Glass River in Sciota Twp., approximately 1 mile southwest of Laingsburg.

It is also interesting to note that the "Michigan Divide" actually transverses Shiawassee County. This is a ridge line or dividing line from which Michigan streams and rivers flow basically east or west. This line is evident from the fact that the Shiawassee River flows north and easterly to Saginaw Bay/Lake Huron. The Maple River and the Looking Glass River basically flow in a northwesterly direction toward Lake Michigan.

The dividing line in Shiawassee County enters the county at approximately the Antrim/Burns Township line north to about a mile west of Bancroft, continuing north through Shiawassee Township it curves westerly through Caledonia Township, passing the southern edges of Corunna and Owosso.

It continues northwesterly through Owosso Township and passes approximately straight north through the west side of Rush Township where it exits Shiawassee County into Saginaw County, about two miles east of Chapin, Michigan.

***Aginaw Lake....Section 13...100 acres
Round Lake....Section 24...15 acres
Rose Lake....Section 24...20 acres
Woods Lake....Section 24...15 acres
Morgan Lakes....2 lakes in Section 28...15 acres
Merrill Lake....South Side of Section 25...3 acres
Hemingway Lake....Between Section 30 and 31...10 acres
Twin Lakes....Section 31...5 acres
Sauger Lake....Section 31...35 acres

Bennington Township:

Manitou Lake....Section 10 and 11...145 acres
Cummings Lake....Section 15...20 acres
? Lake....Section 15 and 16...50 acres

Burns Township:

***Shaw Lake....Section 12 and 24 East of downtown Byron...100 acres
Euler Lake....Section 29...20 acres
Kanause Lake....Section 28 and 33...30 acres

Caledonia Township:

***Corunna Mill Pond....Section 21 Downtown Corunna...10 acres

Fairfield Township:

Hazelton Township:

Middlebury Township:

New Haven Township:

Owosso Township:

***Hopkins Lake....Section 25...18 acres
City of Owosso attemped to change name in 1980s
to Wasso Lake after Chief Wasso.

Perry Township:

Twin Lakes....South Side of Section 4...4 acres
Ward Lake....North Side of Section 29...6 acres
Perch Lake....South Side of Section 29...3 acres
Pickerel Lake....East Side of Section 29...3 acres
Bacon Lake....South Side of Section 29...2 acres

Rush Township:

Sciota Township:

Wolf Lake....Section 35...8 acres
Loon Lake....Section 35...4 acres

Shiawassee Township:

Hemingway Lake....Section 35...5 acres
***Shiatown Mill Pond....Section 11 and 14...125 acres
THE MILL POND, AS OF 2001, NO LONGER EXISTS

Shoreline Lake (previously called Primative Lake).....Section 31....49 acres...125 lots with moblie homes and trailers....
West of State Rd. on Tyrell Rd.

Venice Township:

Vernon Township:

******Leisure Lake ....Wells Lake ......E. Goodall Rd. - just east of I-69...75 acres....earlier known as Shank's Gravel Pit. Gated mobile home community, RV camp ground, golf course.

Woodhull Township:

Bullhead Lake....SW Corner of Section 4
North Graham Lake....West Side of Section 10...10 acres
South Graham Lake....East Side of Section 9...12 acres
Dunn Lakes....2 Lakes - North and South Side of Britton Road...Section 11 and 14...5 acres each
Marsh Lake....West Side of Section 13...5 acres
Moon Lake....Covers an area of Section 21 and 22...50 acres
Colby Lake...Section 22...25 acres

Rivers, Creeks and Drains

Major Rivers include: Shiawassee, Looking Glass and the Maple.

There are at least 25 Creeks and 10 Drains in Shiawassee County. Many of these dry up during the summer months.

If you know of additional Creeks or Drains not listed here, please e-mail the Webmaster.

Antrim Township:

***Looking Glass River...Sections 33, 29, 28, 21, 20, 16, 15, 9, 4 and 5, flows north
Grub Creek...Sections 18, 17, 8, 9, flows north east into the Looking Glass River

Bennington Township:

***Looking Glass River...Sections 25, 35, 34, 27, 28, 32 and 31, flows west
Grouse Creek...Sections 34 and 35, flows north into Looking Glass River
Mandell Creek...Section 36, flows north into Looking Glass River
***Maple River...Sections 1, 2 and 3, flows east
Spring Brook Creek...Sections 15, 11, 10 and 3, flows north into Maple River
Bear Creek....Sections 18, 7 and 6, flows north

Burns Township:

***Shiawassee River...Sections 24, 23, 14, 15, 16, 9, 8, 7 6 and 5, flows north west through Byron to Knaggs Bridge area in Section 6 before leaving Burns Township
Rowley Creek...Sections 33, 28, 29, 20, 21 and 16, flows north into Shiawassee River
Cranberry Creek...Sections 36, 25 and 24, flows north into Shaw Lake at Byron

Caledonia Township:

***Shiawassee River...Sections 36, 25, 26, 23, 22, 21, 20 and 19, flows northwest
Hathan Drain...Sections 12, 13, 14, 23 and 22, flows west into Shiawassee River
Porter Creek...Sections 24 and 13, flows northeast into New Lothrop
***Six Mile Creek...Sections 9, 10, 3 and 4, flows north
? ...Sections 9, 16, 21 and 20, flows south into Shiawassee River

Fairfield Township:

?...Sections 12, 1 and 2, flows northwest
Baker Creek...Sections 23, 22, 27, 28, 21 and 20, flows west
?...Sections 34, 33, 28 and 29, flows west

Hazelton Township:

Maplewood Creek...Sections 6, 5, 4 and 3, flows northeast
North Wood Creek...Sections 7, 6 and 5, flows north east into Maplewood Creek
Porter Creek...Sections 31, 30, 19, 18, 17, 16, 9, 10, 11 and 2, flows northeast
Onion Creek...Sections 33, 28, 27, 22, 15 and 10, flows north into Porter Creek
Misteguay Creek...Sections 34, 22, 23, 14 and 11, flows north into Porter Creek
Rush Bed Creek...Section 34, flows into Misteguay Creek
Thompson Creek...Section 35 and 34, flows north into Misteguay Creek

Middlebury Township:

?...Sections 1,2 and 3, flows northwest
?...Sections 12, 13, 14, 15, 22 and 21, flows west into Maple River
Maple River...Sections 24, 23, 22, 21 and 20, flows west
Coon Creek...Sections 35, 26, 27 and 23, flows into Maple River
Bear Creek...Section 35 flows into Coon Creek
?...Sections 25, 26 and 23, flows west into Maple River

New Haven Township:

***Shiawassee River...Sections 18, 7 and 6, flows north
***Six Mile Creek...Sections 33, 28, 29, 20 17 and 18, flows into Shiawassee River
?...Sections 32, 29, 30, 19, 20 and 17, flows north into Six Mile Creek
Orser Creek...Sections 34, 27, 26, 23, 24, 13 and Then Becomes Maplewood Creek...Sections 14, 13, 12 and 1, flows north

Owosso Township:

***Shiawassee River...Sections 24, 13, 14, 12, 2 and 1, flows north
Sawyer Drain...Sections 9, 4 and 3, flows northeast
Maple River...Sections 34, 33, 28, 29, 30 and 19, flows east

Perry Township:

Austin Creek...Section 4...Drains from Twin Lakes north
Grouse Creek...Sections 2 and 3, flows north
Mondell Creek...Section 1, flows north
South Branch - Looking Glass River...Sections 35, 34, 27, 33, 28, 32 and 31, flows west

Rush Township:

?...Sections 8 and 7, flows west
?...Sections 10, 11, 2 and 1, flows north east
***Shiawassee River...Sections 36, 25, 24, 23 and 13, flows north
Hook Drain...Sections 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 14 and 13, flows into Shiawassee River
?...Sections 27 and 22, flows north into Hook Drain
?...Sections 16, 15 and 22, flows east into Hook Drain
Sawyer Drain...Sections 34, 35 and 36, flows northeast into Shiawassee River

Sciota Township:

Coon Creek...Sections 15, 10 and 3, flows north
Bear Creek...Sections 12 and 1, flows north
***Looking Glass River...Sections 36, 34, 33, 28 and 29, flows west

Shiawassee Township:

***Shiawassee River...Sections 25, 24, 13, 14, 11, 2 and 1, flows north through Shiawassee
***Maple River...Sections 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1, flows east into the Shiawassee River
Looking Glass River...Sections 32, 31 and 30, flows west

Venice Township:

***Shiawassee River...Section 31, flows north and west
Webb Drain...Sections 35, 34, 33, 32 and 31, flows west into Shiawassee River
Thompson Creek...Sections 25, 24, 13, 12, 1 and 2, flows north
?...SEctions 1 and 2, flows into Thompson Creek
Rush Bed Creek...Sections 26, 27, 21 15, 10, 9, 4 and 3, flows north
?...Sections 29 and 21, flows north into Rush Bed Creek
?...Sections 30 and 19, flows north and west
Onion Creek...Sections 8 and 4, flows north

Vernon Township:

***Shiawassee River...Section 6, flows northeast and Sections 32, 31 and 30 flow northwest
Holly Creek...Sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, flows west into Shiawassee River
Pratt Drain...Sections 17, 18 and 7, flows north into Holly Creek
Webb Drain...Sections 2, 1 and 12, flows south into Holly Creek
Fillmer Drain...Section 13, 14, 15 and 10, flows northwest
Three Mile Creek...Sections 33, 34, 27, 22, 15 and 14, flows north

Woodhull Township:

***North Branch - Looking Glass River...Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5, flows west
***South Branch - Looking Glass River...Sections 25, 26, 27, 28 and 20 flows west