Updated 9 Oct 2026, 3:16 am EDT. Get alerts for Pettibone Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
49 acres · deepest 40 ft (measured) · shoreline about 1.4 mi · clarity about 13 ft
Pettibone Lake is the 24th largest of the 73 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Newaygo County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 12th deepest of the 27 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 44 of the other 59 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 1.4 miles along the state outline. About 17% of its area is deeper than 20 ft.
Ranks against Newaygo County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure
Average water clarity is about 13 ft (Secchi depth 3.8 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Pettibone Lake is 40 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 49 acres.
About 48% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.