Welcome to Our Lake

Gravel Lake is located in Lawton, Michigan in the Southwestern part of the state. Our Lake is 296 acres, spring fed from the main body as well as the channel, has an outlet (spillway) on Idle Ease beach which feeds Big Fish Lake and an inlet from a swamp named Strawberry Lake just behind the northern end of Idle Ease beach.

Our goal is to keep our community informed with news and events which affect our lake and to share in the rich history of Gravel Lake; past, present and future. Please let us know what you’d like to see on this site.

Documents

Michigan Water Resources Information and Forms 

Gravel Lake Fish Species Survey, 2016

Survey approach and summary

Gravel Lake Limnological Assessment, 2016

Appendices, 2016

Progressive’s Gravel Lake Study, 2015

Limnological and Fishery Survey, 2015

Shoreline Protection

DEQ Report on Shoreline Protection, Part 301

Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994, PA 451: (shoreline activities requiring a permit)

MLSA – Clean Boats, Clean Waters Info

New Michigan hunting, fishing and ORV License Prices and Structure

Become a Michigan Lake and Stream Associations. MLSA Application

GLA Video Archive– View some of our neighbor’s memories of Gravel Lake.

PROTECTING MICHIGAN’S INLAND LAKES: A GUIDE for LOCAL GOVERNMENTS