Belleville Lake is a fresh water artificial reservoir located mostly within Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

When the lake was created, it flooded part of the historic community of Rawsonville, which had few remaining structures and residents by this time.

[7] The French Landing Dam and Powerhouse is also listed as a Michigan State Historic Site, as is the John C. Stellwagen House.

Located just north of the community center, it was vitally important for residents of the area to access U.S. Route 12 and eventually Interstate 94 connecting to Detroit.

It replaced the former Burroughs Street Bridge and currently spans the Flat River in Vergennes Township just north of the city of Lowell at 42°57′56.6″N 85°21′03.6″W / 42.965722°N 85.351000°W / 42.965722; -85.351000.

This resulted in the unplanned killing of up to 350,000 pounds (160,000 kg) of fish in Belleville Lake, and the state issued a temporary ban on the use of rotenone in the future.

The lake was only drained by about one-third before engineering failures caused two bridges to crack and a gas line to rupture due to the ground shifting.

The shallower western edge of Belleville Lake was drained completely, uncovering decades of debris and garbage, which included old safes, firearms, automobiles, sunken boats, and a historic cement roadway that was constructed in 1904.

[10] Belleville Lake is an elongated reservoir that flows about 8 miles (12.9 km) through the central portion of Van Buren Township.

[3] Belleville Lake mostly follows the original path of the Huron River, which serves as its primary inflow and outflow.

[2] The lake continues the flow of the Huron River, beginning approximately at Rawsonville Road and meandering to Haggerty Road—roughly parallel south of Interstate 94.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources also lists a very small portion of Belleville Lake crossing the county line at Rawsonville Road into Ypsilanti Township to the west.

[19] Belleville Lake often experiences algal blooms late in the summer, which must be frequently tested to determine their level of toxicity.