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Michigan›Deepest lakes›St. Joseph County

MI · ranked by public data

The 18 Deepest Lakes in St. Joseph County, Michigan

18 St. Joseph County lakes are at least 50 state-mapped acres with an IFR-surveyed depth, out of 74 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 170 ft
    835 acres

    St. Joseph County, MI

    Klinger Lake

    limitedDepth map
    41.80, -85.55835 acres | 70 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    70 ft maximum depth · 835 acres

  2. 270 ft
    599 acres

    St. Joseph County, MI

    Corey Lake

    limitedDepth map
    41.93, -85.74599 acres | 70 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    70 ft maximum depth · 599 acres

  3. 357 ft
    143 acres

    St. Joseph County, MI

    Prairie River Lake

    limitedDepth map
    41.86, -85.40143 acres | 57 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    57 ft maximum depth · 143 acres

  4. 450 ft
    256 acres

    St. Joseph County, MI

    Pleasant Lake

    limitedDepth map
    41.96, -85.70256 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    50 ft maximum depth · 256 acres

  5. 550 ft
    132 acres

    St. Joseph County, MI

    Omena Lake

    limitedDepth map
    41.84, -85.42132 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    50 ft maximum depth · 132 acres

  6. 647 ft
    125 acres

    St. Joseph County, MI

    Tamarack Lake

    limitedDepth map
    41.81, -85.52125 acres | 47 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    47 ft maximum depth · 125 acres

  7. 742 ft
    330 acres

    St. Joseph County, MI

    Fishers Lake

    limitedDepth map
    41.99, -85.57330 acres | 42 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    42 ft maximum depth · 330 acres

  8. 841 ft
    208 acres

    St. Joseph County, MI

    Long Lake

    limitedDepth map
    41.96, -85.75208 acres | 41 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    41 ft maximum depth · 208 acres

  9. 938 ft
    53 acres

    St. Joseph County, MI

    Grey Lake

    limitedDepth map
    41.84, -85.4153 acres | 38 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    38 ft maximum depth · 53 acres

  10. 1033 ft
    196 acres

    St. Joseph County, MI

    Aldrich Lake

    limitedDepth map
    41.77, -85.53196 acres | 33 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    33 ft maximum depth · 196 acres

RankLakeCountyMax depthAcres
11Long LakeSt. Joseph32 ft234
12Clear LakeSt. Joseph31 ft233
13Thompson LakeSt. Joseph25 ft149
14Minnewaukan LakeSt. Joseph25 ft105
15Sand LakeSt. Joseph22 ft95
16Leidy LakeSt. Joseph20 ft58
17Sweet LakeSt. Joseph15 ft56
18Mud LakeSt. Joseph5 ft70

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

St. Joseph County lake records

What is the deepest lake in St. Joseph County?

Klinger Lake — Klinger Lake in St. Joseph County has the deepest recorded IFR survey point of any ranked St. Joseph County lake, at 70 feet — a historical DNR survey figure, not a modern re-survey.

Deepest lakes statewideBiggest lakes in St. Joseph CountyAll St. Joseph 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.