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Michigan›Deepest lakes›Mecosta County

MI · ranked by public data

The 17 Deepest Lakes in Mecosta County, Michigan

17 Mecosta County lakes are at least 50 state-mapped acres with an IFR-surveyed depth, out of 119 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 154 ft
    443 acres

    Mecosta County, MI

    Horsehead Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.68, -85.26443 acres | 54 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    54 ft maximum depth · 443 acres

  2. 252 ft
    77 acres

    Mecosta County, MI

    Townline Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.72, -85.4477 acres | 52 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    52 ft maximum depth · 77 acres

  3. 350 ft
    229 acres

    Mecosta County, MI

    Blue Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.62, -85.28229 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    50 ft maximum depth · 229 acres

  4. 448 ft
    61 acres

    Mecosta County, MI

    Bergess Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.73, -85.4061 acres | 48 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    48 ft maximum depth · 61 acres

  5. 540 ft
    791 acres

    Mecosta County, MI

    Chippewa Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.75, -85.30791 acres | 40 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    40 ft maximum depth · 791 acres

  6. 640 ft
    99 acres

    Mecosta County, MI

    Hillsview Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.71, -85.3799 acres | 40 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    40 ft maximum depth · 99 acres

  7. 739 ft
    312 acres

    Mecosta County, MI

    Lake Mecosta

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    43.60, -85.30312 acres | 39 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    39 ft maximum depth · 312 acres

  8. 833 ft
    122 acres

    Mecosta County, MI

    School Section Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.60, -85.28122 acres | 33 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    33 ft maximum depth · 122 acres

  9. 930 ft
    124 acres

    Mecosta County, MI

    Clear Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.68, -85.39124 acres | 30 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    30 ft maximum depth · 124 acres

  10. 1027 ft
    85 acres

    Mecosta County, MI

    Merrill Lake

    limitedDepth map
    43.81, -85.1685 acres | 27 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    27 ft maximum depth · 85 acres

RankLakeCountyMax depthAcres
11Haymarsh LakesMecosta25 ft231
12Youngs LakeMecosta25 ft128
13Pretty LakeMecosta22 ft116
14Jehnsen LakeMecosta18 ft316
15Long LakeMecosta18 ft63
16Brady LakeMecosta15 ft55
17Diamond LakeMecosta12 ft86

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

Mecosta County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Mecosta County?

Horsehead Lake — Horsehead Lake in Mecosta County has the deepest recorded IFR survey point of any ranked Mecosta County lake, at 54 feet — a historical DNR survey figure, not a modern re-survey.

Deepest lakes statewideBiggest lakes in Mecosta CountyAll Mecosta 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.