Jackson County · Michigan

Clark Lake

Soundings in feet · 576 acres · deepest 50 ft

Where it is

4 miles north of Cement City

Jackson County, Michigan · 42.1195° N, 84.3208° W

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The Michigan DNR lists no public access site on Clark Lake; much of the shore may be private.

Today on the lake

Updated 14 Oct 2026, 6:20 pm EDT. Get alerts for Clark Lake

WEATHERTonight: partly cloudy, 47°F, wind NE 7 mph. Thursday: showers and thunderstorms likely, 63°F, wind E 6 to 9 mph.

WARNINGSNo weather or fire warnings in effect.

FIRENo wildfires or prescribed burns reported within 25 miles.

BURNINGCampfires and debris burning: check today's status with Michigan DNR.

ALGAENo cyanobacteria detected by satellite on 13 Oct 2026, the latest clear-sky image.

National Weather Service; National Interagency Fire Center; U.S. EPA CyAN satellite; Michigan DHHS; Michigan DNR. Weather, warnings, fires and satellite refresh when you open the page (checked at most hourly).

Depth map

8 contours, 3 to 50 ft

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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.

Size and depth

576 acres · deepest 50 ft (measured) · shoreline about 5.9 mi · clarity about 8 ft

Clark Lake is the 4th largest of the 108 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Jackson County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 3rd deepest of the 40 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 38 of the other 92 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 5.9 miles along the state outline. About 0% of its area is deeper than 15 ft.

Ranks against Jackson County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure

Fishing

Michigan DNR has stocked Clark Lake 16 times since 1982. The most recent stocking was 2,000 walleye on 1 November 2013. Species stocked: redear sunfish, walleye.

16 stockings, 1982 to 2013, log scale

Latest: 1 Nov 2013: 2,000 walleye.

1 Nov 2013STOCKED2,000 walleye

30 Oct 2008STOCKED2,200 walleye

12 Nov 2003STOCKED2,000 walleye

12 Nov 2003STOCKED1,000 walleye

8 Jan 2003STOCKED3,500 walleye

14 Dec 2000STOCKED3,000 walleye

Source: Michigan DNR Fisheries, fetched 7 Oct 2026. How we measure

Where the deep water is

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Measured from Michigan DNR contours. How we measure

Historically recorded species, from records through 1965: black bullhead, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brook silverside, emerald shiner, green sunfish, largemouth bass, longnose gar, northern longear sunfish, rock bass, smallmouth bass, spotfin shiner, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, warmouth, western banded killifish, yellow bullhead, yellow perch. Historic records, not a current survey.

Michigan Fish Atlas.

Water quality

Average water clarity is about 8 ft (Secchi depth 2.5 m, satellite readings 2018–23).

Clarity 8.3 ft of 50 ft

Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.

Email me about Clark LakeWhen it is stockedMichigan DNR has stocked Clark Lake 16 times since 1982, most recently 2,000 walleye on 1 November 2013. None in the last five years.When algae is reported or testedMichigan DHHS has no records for this lake yet. We email when the first one is posted.When satellite sees a bloom startEPA satellite, checked daily, June to October. We email when a bloom first shows on two clear days, not every day it stays. It has not happened in 2026.Any lake in Jackson CountyStockings and algae records on every lake in the county. In 2026 so far: 4 emails.

Clark Lake has had no stockings or algae records in 2026, so its own alerts would have sent nothing this year. The county alert is on by default.

Email address

At most one email a week per lake. We email you a link to confirm before any alert is sent; every email has a one-click unsubscribe.

The area around Clark Lake

50 other lakes of 10+ acres within about 6 miles of Clark Lake, 5 with a page here (darker blue). Sources: Michigan DNR, US Census Bureau.

Nearby lakes with measured depth

Cranberry Lake(Little)17 ft deep · 3.9 mi · Jackson County

Cranberry Lake32 ft deep · 4.0 mi · Jackson County

Silver Lake26 ft deep · 5.2 mi · Lenawee County

Little Olcott Lake22 ft deep · 5.5 mi · Jackson County

Olcott Lake25 ft deep · 5.7 mi · Jackson County

Onemile Lake47 ft deep · 5.8 mi · Lenawee County

Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.

Common questions

How deep is Clark Lake?

Clark Lake is 50 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 576 acres.

Is Clark Lake stocked with fish?

Yes. Michigan DNR has stocked it 16 times since 1982, most recently 2,000 walleye on 1 November 2013.

How much of Clark Lake is deeper than 10 feet?

About 0% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.