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Michigan›Deepest lakes›Clare County

MI · ranked by public data

The 20 Deepest Lakes in Clare County, Michigan

20 Clare County lakes are at least 50 state-mapped acres with an IFR-surveyed depth, out of 133 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 180 ft
    121 acres

    Clare County, MI

    Arnold Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.07, -84.75121 acres | 80 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    80 ft maximum depth · 121 acres

  2. 276 ft
    211 acres

    Clare County, MI

    Long Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.09, -84.77211 acres | 76 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    76 ft maximum depth · 211 acres

  3. 370 ft
    288 acres

    Clare County, MI

    Boyles Creek

    limitedDepth map
    43.85, -85.02288 acres | 70 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    70 ft maximum depth · 288 acres

  4. 460 ft
    119 acres

    Clare County, MI

    Five Lakes

    limitedDepth map
    43.87, -84.80119 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    60 ft maximum depth · 119 acres

  5. 560 ft
    68 acres

    Clare County, MI

    Little Long Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.03, -84.7968 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    60 ft maximum depth · 68 acres

  6. 660 ft
    68 acres

    Clare County, MI

    Windover Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.96, -85.0068 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    60 ft maximum depth · 68 acres

  7. 752 ft
    52 acres

    Clare County, MI

    Silver Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.92, -84.9752 acres | 52 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    52 ft maximum depth · 52 acres

  8. 850 ft
    71 acres

    Clare County, MI

    Loon Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.90, -84.8271 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    50 ft maximum depth · 71 acres

  9. 945 ft
    53 acres

    Clare County, MI

    Big Norway Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.98, -85.0153 acres | 45 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    45 ft maximum depth · 53 acres

  10. 1030 ft
    174 acres

    Clare County, MI

    Budd Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.02, -84.80174 acres | 30 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    30 ft maximum depth · 174 acres

RankLakeCountyMax depthAcres
11Beebe LakeClare30 ft50
12Eight Point LakeClare25 ft416
13Lake GeorgeClare25 ft129
14Gray LakeClare24 ft62
15Cranberry LakeClare20 ft163
16Half Moon LakeClare20 ft66
17Sutherland LakeClare10 ft76
18Lake ShamrockClare10 ft62
19Lily LakeClare8 ft190
20Big Mud LakeClare4 ft231

Methodology

How this list is built

  • Ranked by the deepest point recorded in Michigan DNR Institute for Fisheries Research (IFR) lake surveys — historical hand-drawn survey maps, largely mid-1900s, digitized by the DNR. Depths have not been re-confirmed by modern survey.
  • Only lakes with an IFR survey can rank; Michigan lakes without one are not listed rather than guessed at.
  • Lakes under 50 acres — or without a confidently matched Michigan DNR GIS lake polygon for acreage — are excluded from rankings.
  • Public access inventories are not yet tracked for Michigan, so access is never shown or ranked here.

FAQ

Clare County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Clare County?

Arnold Lake — Arnold Lake in Clare County has the deepest recorded IFR survey point of any ranked Clare County lake, at 80 feet — a historical DNR survey figure, not a modern re-survey.

Deepest lakes statewideBiggest lakes in Clare CountyAll Clare County lakes

Source data: Michigan DNR Institute for Fisheries Research historical lake surveys (largely mid-1900s; depths not re-confirmed by modern survey) and Michigan DNR GIS lake polygons, as aggregated by LakeList.Lake outlines are shoreline shapes from LakeList and the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; they illustrate a lake's form and are not depth or navigation charts.