Townsend Lake is a lake in Independence Township in Oakland County, Michigan, United States, along the main branch of the Clinton River.
Townsend Lake connects upstream to Van Norman Lake and downstream to Woodhull Lake.
Townsend Lake was named for Townsend Carpenter Beardslee. The son of John W. Beardslee (the first settler in Independence Township), Townsend was the first white child born in the township.
Fish in Townsend Lake include pumpkinseed sunfish, largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike and crappie.