Updated 9 Oct 2026, 3:16 am EDT. Get alerts for Stony Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
287 acres · deepest 43 ft (measured) · shoreline about 8.3 mi · clarity about 12 ft
Stony Lake is the 3rd largest of the 87 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Oceana County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 3rd deepest of the 21 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 47 of the other 68 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 8.3 miles along the state outline. About 35% of its area is deeper than 30 ft.
Ranks against Oceana 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 12 ft (Secchi depth 3.6 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Stony Lake is 43 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 287 acres.
About 69% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.