2 miles southeast of Vandalia
Cass County, Michigan · 41.9074° N, 85.8931° W
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Updated 14 Oct 2026, 6:24 pm EDT. Get alerts for Donnell Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
247 acres · deepest 60 ft (measured) · shoreline about 4.3 mi · clarity about 9 ft
Donnell Lake is the 10th largest of the 98 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Cass County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 5th deepest of the 31 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 26 of the other 76 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 4.3 miles along the state outline. About 52% of its area is deeper than 30 ft.
Ranks against Cass County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure
1 public access site on Donnell Lake.
Michigan DNR boating access, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked Donnell Lake 6 times since 2008. The most recent stocking was 1,000 walleye on 5 November 2025. Species stocked: channel catfish, walleye, yellow perch.
Latest: 5 Nov 2025: 1,000 walleye.
Source: Michigan DNR Fisheries, fetched 7 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Michigan DNR contours. How we measure
Historically recorded species, from records through 1956: black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, blackstripe topminnow, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook silverside, brown bullhead, golden shiner, grass pickerel, green sunfish, iowa darter, johnny darter, lake chubsucker, lake herring, largemouth bass, longnose gar, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, tadpole madtom, warmouth, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch. Historic records, not a current survey.
Michigan Fish Atlas.
Average water clarity is about 9 ft (Secchi depth 2.8 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
33 other lakes of 10+ acres within about 6 miles of Donnell Lake, 4 with a page here (darker blue); 1 public launch in magenta. Sources: Michigan DNR, US Census Bureau.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Donnell Lake is 60 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 247 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Donnell Lake.
Yes. Michigan DNR has stocked it 6 times since 2008, most recently 1,000 walleye on 5 November 2025.
About 84% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.