9 miles northeast of Richland
Barry County, Michigan · 42.4813° N, 85.3597° W
The Michigan DNR lists no public access site on Gilkey Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 14 Oct 2026, 6:18 pm EDT. Get alerts for Gilkey Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
84 acres · deepest 33 ft (measured) · shoreline about 1.6 mi · clarity about 12 ft
Gilkey Lake is the 35th largest of the 125 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Barry County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 24th deepest of the 44 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 77 of the other 94 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 1.6 miles along the state outline. About 54% of its area is deeper than 15 ft.
Ranks against Barry County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure
Average water clarity is about 12 ft (Secchi depth 3.8 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
161 other lakes of 10+ acres within about 12 miles of Gilkey Lake, 8 with a page here (darker blue). Sources: Michigan DNR, US Census Bureau.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Gilkey Lake is 33 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 84 acres.
About 65% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.