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1,142 acres · deepest 40 ft (measured) · shoreline about 35.5 mi
Wixom Lake is the largest of the 31 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Gladwin County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 4th deepest of the 13 with a measured depth. Its shoreline measures about 35.5 miles along the state outline. About 34% of its area is deeper than 20 ft.
Ranks against Gladwin County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure
Michigan DNR has stocked Wixom Lake 34 times since 1985. The most recent stocking was 103,107 walleye on 12 June 2018. Species stocked: muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 12 Jun 2018: 103,107 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 1951: black crappie, blackside darter, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brassy minnow, brown bullhead, central stoneroller, common carp, common shiner, fathead minnow, golden shiner, hornyhead chub, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, mimic shiner, northern logperch, northern longear sunfish, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, sand shiner, smallmouth bass, spotfin shiner, yellow bullhead, yellow perch. Historic records, not a current survey.
Michigan Fish Atlas.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Wixom Lake is 40 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 1,142 acres.
Yes. Michigan DNR has stocked it 34 times since 1985, most recently 103,107 walleye on 12 June 2018.
About 100% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.