Updated 9 Oct 2026, 3:38 am EDT. Get alerts for Barton Pond
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
192 acres · deepest 30 ft (measured) · shoreline about 3.7 mi · clarity about 9 ft
Barton Pond is the 14th largest of the 84 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Washtenaw County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 22nd deepest of the 45 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 29 of the other 66 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 3.7 miles along the state outline. About 100% of its area is deeper than 25 ft.
Ranks against Washtenaw 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 Barton Pond 26 times since 1979. The most recent stocking was 1,514 channel catfish on 25 September 2012. Species stocked: channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, tiger muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 25 Sep 2012: 1,514 channel catfish.
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 1975: bowfin, common carp. Historic records, not a current survey.
Michigan Fish Atlas.
Average water clarity is about 9 ft (Secchi depth 2.8 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Barton Pond is 30 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 192 acres.
Yes. Michigan DNR has stocked it 26 times since 1979, most recently 1,514 channel catfish on 25 September 2012.