MI · ranked by public data

The 25 Deepest Lakes in Van Buren County, Michigan

26 Van Buren County lakes are at least 50 state-mapped acres with an IFR-surveyed depth, out of 126 documented lakes in the county.

184 ft
275 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Cedar Lake
limitedDepth map
42.09, -85.83275 acres | 84 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
84 ft maximum depth · 275 acres
270 ft
72 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Shafer Lake
limitedDepth map
42.19, -86.1072 acres | 70 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
70 ft maximum depth · 72 acres
360 ft
196 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Eagle Lake
limitedDepth map
42.17, -85.97196 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
60 ft maximum depth · 196 acres
460 ft
98 acres
Van Buren County, MI
North Lake
limitedDepth map
42.33, -85.8298 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
60 ft maximum depth · 98 acres
558 ft
166 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Great Bear Lake
limitedDepth map
42.37, -85.99166 acres | 58 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
58 ft maximum depth · 166 acres
658 ft
121 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Rush Lake
limitedDepth map
42.24, -86.21121 acres | 58 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
58 ft maximum depth · 121 acres
755 ft
70 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Clear Lake
limitedDepth map
42.41, -85.8270 acres | 55 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
55 ft maximum depth · 70 acres
850 ft
234 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Lake Cora
limitedDepth map
42.20, -85.98234 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
50 ft maximum depth · 234 acres
950 ft
118 acres
Van Buren County, MI
South Scott Lake
limitedDepth map
42.32, -86.00118 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
50 ft maximum depth · 118 acres
1048 ft
239 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Christie Lake
limitedDepth map
42.17, -86.01239 acres | 48 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
48 ft maximum depth · 239 acres

Rank	Lake	County	Max depth	Acres
11	Crooked Lake	Van Buren	48 ft	117
12	Van Auken Lake	Van Buren	45 ft	253
13	Bankson Lake	Van Buren	40 ft	364
14	School Section Lake	Van Buren	40 ft	79
15	Upper Jeptha Lake	Van Buren	40 ft	59
16	Lower Jeptha Lake	Van Buren	40 ft	55
17	Threemile Lake	Van Buren	35 ft	261
18	Saddle Lake	Van Buren	30 ft	282
19	Huzzy Lake	Van Buren	30 ft	97
20	Reynolds Lake	Van Buren	30 ft	97
21	Lake Eleven	Van Buren	30 ft	54
22	Round Lake	Van Buren	20 ft	205
23	Brandywine Lake	Van Buren	20 ft	73
24	Lake Fourteen	Van Buren	20 ft	69
25	Ackley Lake	Van Buren	18 ft	63

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

Van Buren County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Van Buren County?

Cedar Lake — Cedar Lake in Van Buren County has the deepest recorded IFR survey point of any ranked Van Buren County lake, at 84 feet — a historical DNR survey figure, not a modern re-survey.

Deepest lakes statewide Biggest lakes in Van Buren County All Van Buren 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.

MI · ranked by public data

The 25 Deepest Lakes in Van Buren County, Michigan

26 Van Buren County lakes are at least 50 state-mapped acres with an IFR-surveyed depth, out of 126 documented lakes in the county.

184 ft
275 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Cedar Lake
limitedDepth map
42.09, -85.83275 acres | 84 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
84 ft maximum depth · 275 acres
270 ft
72 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Shafer Lake
limitedDepth map
42.19, -86.1072 acres | 70 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
70 ft maximum depth · 72 acres
360 ft
196 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Eagle Lake
limitedDepth map
42.17, -85.97196 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
60 ft maximum depth · 196 acres
460 ft
98 acres
Van Buren County, MI
North Lake
limitedDepth map
42.33, -85.8298 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
60 ft maximum depth · 98 acres
558 ft
166 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Great Bear Lake
limitedDepth map
42.37, -85.99166 acres | 58 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
58 ft maximum depth · 166 acres
658 ft
121 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Rush Lake
limitedDepth map
42.24, -86.21121 acres | 58 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
58 ft maximum depth · 121 acres
755 ft
70 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Clear Lake
limitedDepth map
42.41, -85.8270 acres | 55 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
55 ft maximum depth · 70 acres
850 ft
234 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Lake Cora
limitedDepth map
42.20, -85.98234 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
50 ft maximum depth · 234 acres
950 ft
118 acres
Van Buren County, MI
South Scott Lake
limitedDepth map
42.32, -86.00118 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
50 ft maximum depth · 118 acres
1048 ft
239 acres
Van Buren County, MI
Christie Lake
limitedDepth map
42.17, -86.01239 acres | 48 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
48 ft maximum depth · 239 acres

Rank	Lake	County	Max depth	Acres
11	Crooked Lake	Van Buren	48 ft	117
12	Van Auken Lake	Van Buren	45 ft	253
13	Bankson Lake	Van Buren	40 ft	364
14	School Section Lake	Van Buren	40 ft	79
15	Upper Jeptha Lake	Van Buren	40 ft	59
16	Lower Jeptha Lake	Van Buren	40 ft	55
17	Threemile Lake	Van Buren	35 ft	261
18	Saddle Lake	Van Buren	30 ft	282
19	Huzzy Lake	Van Buren	30 ft	97
20	Reynolds Lake	Van Buren	30 ft	97
21	Lake Eleven	Van Buren	30 ft	54
22	Round Lake	Van Buren	20 ft	205
23	Brandywine Lake	Van Buren	20 ft	73
24	Lake Fourteen	Van Buren	20 ft	69
25	Ackley Lake	Van Buren	18 ft	63

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

Van Buren County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Van Buren County?

Cedar Lake — Cedar Lake in Van Buren County has the deepest recorded IFR survey point of any ranked Van Buren County lake, at 84 feet — a historical DNR survey figure, not a modern re-survey.

Deepest lakes statewide Biggest lakes in Van Buren County All Van Buren County lakes

The 25 Deepest Lakes in Van Buren County, Michigan

Cedar Lake

Shafer Lake

Eagle Lake

North Lake

Great Bear Lake

Rush Lake

Clear Lake

Lake Cora

South Scott Lake

Christie Lake

How this list is built

Van Buren County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Van Buren County?

The 25 Deepest Lakes in Van Buren County, Michigan

Cedar Lake

Shafer Lake

Eagle Lake

North Lake

Great Bear Lake

Rush Lake

Clear Lake

Lake Cora

South Scott Lake

Christie Lake

How this list is built

Van Buren County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Van Buren County?