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27 lakes · 1,284 acres · 4 with measured depth · 5 with a public launch · 3 stocked
Clinton County has 27 lakes of 10 acres or more, 14 of them named, covering 1,284 acres of water. The largest is Lake Ovid at 362 acres; the deepest measured is Park Lake at 25 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 4 lakes here.
Lake outlines: Michigan hydrography (lakes of 10 acres or more). Depths: Michigan DNR lake surveys, fetched 7 Oct 2026. County line: U.S. Census TIGER. Not for navigation.
3 lakes in Clinton County cover 100 acres or more. All 14 named lakes are listed, largest first; 13 more are unnamed.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ovid | 362 | 10 ft | 4 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Park Lake | 185 | 25 ft | 7 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Lake Victoria | 143 | ||||
| Round Lake | 87 | about 25 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Lake Geneva | 58 | about 35 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Muskrat Lake | 44 | 16 ft | 2 ft | 1 | |
| Perch Lake | 35 | about 20 ft (est.) | |||
| Rose Lake | 30 | 5 ft | 1 | ||
| Alward Lake | 22 | about 30 ft (est.) | 4 ft | 1998 | |
| Potter Lake | 20 | 1 | |||
| Mud Lake | 20 | about 30 ft (est.) | |||
| Blood Lake | 16 | about 25 ft (est.) | 3 ft | ||
| Whitman Lake | 12 | 4 ft | |||
| Curtis Lake | 11 |
Acres: Michigan hydrography. Deepest: Michigan DNR survey; "est." marks an older Michigan EGLE estimate, rounded to 5 ft. Clarity: Michigan EGLE satellite averages 2018–23. Launches: Michigan DNR. Stocking: Michigan DNR Fisheries. Fetched 7–8 Oct 2026.
Park Lake is the deepest at 25 ft, then Muskrat Lake (16 ft), Lake Ovid (10 ft) and Rose Lake (5 ft). The depth of the other 10 named lakes has not been surveyed; where an older state estimate exists, the register gives it as an estimate.
Michigan DNR lake survey deep points, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Clarity is the depth at which a black-and-white Secchi disk disappears from view. Across 8 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Clinton County is 4 ft. The clearest is Lake Geneva at about 11 ft, then Round Lake (9 ft), Park Lake (7 ft) and Lake Ovid (4 ft). The least clear is Muskrat Lake at about 2 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.
Michigan EGLE satellite-derived Secchi depth, averages 2018–23, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR lists 5 public access sites on 5 lakes in Clinton County; 1 require a Recreation Passport. The other 9 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.
| Lake | Site | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Ovid | Sleepy Hollow State Park | 3 ramp lanes · 68 trailer spaces · 12 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Park Lake | Park Lake | 1 ramp lane · 9 trailer spaces |
| Muskrat Lake | Muskrat Lake | 1 ramp lane · 4 trailer spaces · 8 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom |
| Rose Lake | Rose Lake | 5 car spaces |
| Potter Lake | Potter Lake | 2 car spaces |
Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked 3 lakes in Clinton County 75 times since 1979. Walleye went into 1 lake: Alward Lake. The most recent stocking was 8,417 channel catfish in Lake Ovid on 24 June 2025. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Big Clinton Lake, Burke Lake, Clinton Trails Lake, Grand River, Little Clinton Lake, Looking Glass River, Maple River and Searles Lake and 1 more.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Channel catfish | 2 | Lake Ovid and Park Lake |
| Muskellunge | 1 | Lake Ovid |
| Walleye | 1 | Alward Lake |
| Redear sunfish | 1 | Lake Ovid |
| Tiger muskellunge | 1 | Lake Ovid |
| Northern pike | 1 | Park Lake |
2025: 2 stockings, 14,147 fish in 2 lakes.
Michigan DNR Fisheries stocking records, fetched 8 Oct 2026. Each stocking is placed by its survey section, so lakes that share a name are kept apart. How we measure
Michigan DHHS has records for 3 lakes in Clinton County: water samples tested for the toxin microcystin, and bloom reports from the public that may not have been tested. 1 lake has measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.
Michigan DHHS harmful algal bloom records, fetched 7 Oct 2026; U.S. EPA 2019 recreational criteria. Beach E. coli testing is not yet covered here.
27 lakes of 10 acres or more, 14 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Lake Ovid, at 362 acres.
Park Lake, 25 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Lake Geneva, with an average Secchi depth of about 11 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).
Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Lake Ovid, Park Lake, Muskrat Lake, Rose Lake and Potter Lake.
Alward Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.
Michigan DHHS has algae records for 3 lakes here; 1 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.