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Michigan›Deepest lakes›Jackson County

MI · ranked by public data

The 24 Deepest Lakes in Jackson County, Michigan

24 Jackson County lakes are at least 50 state-mapped acres with an IFR-surveyed depth, out of 123 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 160 ft
    74 acres

    Jackson County, MI

    Swains Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.15, -84.6574 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    60 ft maximum depth · 74 acres

  2. 250 ft
    109 acres

    Jackson County, MI

    Little Wolf Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.19, -84.23109 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    50 ft maximum depth · 109 acres

  3. 343 ft
    219 acres

    Jackson County, MI

    Farewell Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.08, -84.49219 acres | 43 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    43 ft maximum depth · 219 acres

  4. 442 ft
    541 acres

    Jackson County, MI

    Vineyard Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.09, -84.21541 acres | 42 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    42 ft maximum depth · 541 acres

  5. 542 ft
    147 acres

    Jackson County, MI

    Vandercook Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.19, -84.40147 acres | 42 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    42 ft maximum depth · 147 acres

  6. 640 ft
    398 acres

    Jackson County, MI

    Portage Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.34, -84.23398 acres | 40 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    40 ft maximum depth · 398 acres

  7. 740 ft
    152 acres

    Jackson County, MI

    Round Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.09, -84.47152 acres | 40 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    40 ft maximum depth · 152 acres

  8. 839 ft
    797 acres

    Jackson County, MI

    Wamplers Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.07, -84.16797 acres | 39 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    39 ft maximum depth · 797 acres

  9. 935 ft
    70 acres

    Jackson County, MI

    White Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.36, -84.3570 acres | 35 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    35 ft maximum depth · 70 acres

  10. 1034 ft
    129 acres

    Jackson County, MI

    Clear Lake

    limitedDepth map
    42.33, -84.15129 acres | 34 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    34 ft maximum depth · 129 acres

RankLakeCountyMax depthAcres
11Cranberry LakeJackson32 ft97
12Pleasant LakeJackson30 ft268
13Brill LakeJackson27 ft136
14Crispell LakeJackson25 ft86
15Horseshoe LakeJackson25 ft53
16Mud LakeJackson23 ft120
17Tims LakeJackson22 ft103
18Little Portage LakeJackson21 ft154
19Center LakeJackson20 ft847
20Welch LakeJackson20 ft112
21Grass LakeJackson13 ft353
22Wilbur LakeJackson13 ft68
23Markla LakeJackson12 ft85
24Pond Lily LakeJackson7 ft51

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

Jackson County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Jackson County?

Swains Lake — Swains Lake in Jackson County has the deepest recorded IFR survey point of any ranked Jackson County lake, at 60 feet — a historical DNR survey figure, not a modern re-survey.

Deepest lakes statewideBiggest lakes in Jackson CountyAll Jackson 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.