Sanford Lake was a man-made reservoir located in Midland County, Michigan, but is no longer present since the failure of the dam in May 2020.

The introduction of Zebra mussels in the 1990s improved water clarity, but led to significant weed growth throughout the shallow portions of the lake.

Many of these homes are located in small neighborhood communities which maintained private boat launch sites, picnic areas, and lake access for non-lakefront property owners.

[citation needed] Following a period of heavy rain, the Edenville Dam 11 miles (18 km) upstream overtopped and failed on May 19, 2020.

The breach of the Edenville Dam in two areas of the levee caused more water to be released into the Tittabawassee River which feeds into Sanford Lake.

[5] At the time of the failure, both dams were in the process of being sold to the Four Lakes Task Force (FLTF), a 'delegated authority' created by a resolution between Midland and Gladwin counties.

[6] On May 26, 2020, the FLTF announced that they were halting the acquisition of the Boyce Hydro properties under the terms and conditions negotiated in 2019, and would seek other private and public sources of funding for the eventual purchase.