You don’t have to buy in Stockton’s Quail Lakes or Brookside neighborhoods if you want to live on the water.There are two options in the South County just a mile apart — Oakwood Shores on Woodward Avenue bordering Manteca’s western city limits and River Islands at Lathrop.Unlike Brookside that has direct access to the Delta, both River Islands and Oakwood Shores have interior lakes fed by the high water tables as well as storm and other runoff.And unlike some “on the lake” communities such as the River Club on the Tracy side of the San Joaquin River south of Manteca via Airport Way, River Islands has a passive water cleansing design making extensive use of rocks and gravel that filters runoff before it reaches the lakes.Homes in both new neighborhoods start in the high $300,000s. Lots that back up to the lakes do have a premium and more often than not you can have your own private dock. But even if you are not on the lake both developments have community access.Flex plans offercustom feel at Oakwood ShoresOakwood Shore is a gated community being developed by Lafferty Communities.