Updated 9 Oct 2026, 3:11 am EDT. Get alerts for Jose Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
122 acres · deepest 25 ft (measured) · shoreline about 3.6 mi · clarity about 14 ft
Jose Lake is the 15th largest of the 40 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Iosco County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 6th deepest of the 13 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 30 of the other 33 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 3.6 miles along the state outline. About 36% of its area is deeper than 15 ft.
Ranks against Iosco 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 Jose Lake 17 times since 2017. The most recent stocking was 527 walleye on 1 November 2025. Species stocked: black crappie, bluegill, walleye, yellow perch.
Latest: 1 Nov 2025: 348 black crappie.
Source: Michigan DNR Fisheries, fetched 7 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Michigan DNR contours. How we measure
Average water clarity is about 14 ft (Secchi depth 4.3 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Jose Lake is 25 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 122 acres.
Yes. Michigan DNR has stocked it 17 times since 2017, most recently 527 walleye on 1 November 2025.
About 49% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.