5 miles northeast of Onsted
Lenawee County, Michigan · 42.0566° N, 84.1160° W
The Michigan DNR lists no public access site on Evans Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 10 Oct 2026, 1:06 am EDT. Get alerts for Evans Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
215 acres · deepest 42 ft (measured) · shoreline about 3.0 mi · clarity about 13 ft
Evans Lake is the 6th largest of the 46 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Lenawee County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 9th deepest of the 20 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 25 of the other 40 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 3.0 miles along the state outline. About 0% of its area is deeper than 24 ft.
Ranks against Lenawee 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 Evans Lake 44 times since 2003. The most recent stocking was 1,100 yellow perch on 19 November 2018. Species stocked: fathead minnow, redear sunfish, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch.
Latest: 19 Nov 2018: 27,000 fathead minnow.
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 1935: blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brook silverside, common shiner, golden shiner, grass pickerel, iowa darter, lake chubsucker, largemouth bass, mimic shiner, northern longear sunfish, pumpkinseed, spotfin shiner, spottail shiner, warmouth, white sucker, yellow perch. Historic records, not a current survey.
Michigan Fish Atlas.
Average water clarity is about 13 ft (Secchi depth 3.9 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
43 other lakes of 10+ acres within about 6 miles of Evans Lake, 4 with a page here (darker blue). Sources: Michigan DNR, US Census Bureau.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Evans Lake is 42 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 215 acres.
Yes. Michigan DNR has stocked it 44 times since 2003, most recently 1,100 yellow perch on 19 November 2018.
About 73% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.