Eight Point Lake

Clare County, Michigan · MI DNR bathymetric survey

25ft Max
depth

415 acres 5 contours Public access

Paddling Index47Modest

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The lake

Survey readout

Eight Point Lake is mapped to a depth of 25 ft on the Michigan DNR survey and covers about 415 acres in Clare County, Michigan.

Measured from the Michigan DNR inland-lake contour survey (depths read from the survey's isobath field; this lake's summary-depth column is blank in the source).

Deepest mapped contour: 25 ft
Mean depth: 8.8 ft · estimated
Surface area: 415 acres
Estimated volume: 3,658 acre-ft · 1,192M gal
Shoreline: 4.59 mi · irregular
Aquatic vegetation: 3% of surface · NDVI estimate
Public access: Boat Launch

Additional depth details5 contours

Contour depths: 0–25 ft
Recorded point soundings: 25 ft

58.2% of the surface sits over water shallower than 10 ft; 2.3% is deeper than 20 ft. Depth, area and volume are estimated from the interpolated survey surface — historical reference, not measurement.

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Location

Clare County, Michigan · 15 nearest of 35 lakes · tap a dot for that lake

Chart data

Provenance

Sources: MI DNR inland lake contours, USGS 3DEP, USDA NAIP (public domain), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), MI DNR Boat Launches.

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Map details & sources5 sources

All layers registered to one bounding box; positions in WGS 84.

Survey-derived depth contours drape over USGS 3DEP elevation, with a USDA NAIP aerial basemap and OpenStreetMap shoreline. Colour shows surveyed depth; dark lines are the survey's own isobaths.

Coordinates: 43.84010, -85.07233
MI DNR lake ID: L1364
Vertical exaggeration: 2.83×
Basemap: USDA NAIP · public domain
Model size: 2.4 MB

Paddling

Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-08-21

47 / 100ModestData confidence: High

Eight Point Lake has a mixed natural and developed setting, moderate open-water exposure, some nearby classified roads. No special watercraft restriction is identified in the current source.

Why this score?5 components

Included in the index

Component	Rating	Points of weight	Measurement
Natural setting	Mixed	8.5 of 30	43% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (20% forest, 20% wetland; 37% developed)
Geometric wind exposure	Good	11.6 of 25	mean fetch 1,465 m · 0% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · moderate open-water fetch
Watercraft controls	None identified	7.5 of 15	No special watercraft restriction identified in the current DNR source. Motors permitted, subject to general law.
Public access	Good	12.8 of 15	1 site with DNR boating-facility records · 1 ramp lane · 22 trailer spaces
Road isolation	Good	7.1 of 15	some nearby classified roads · 28 MDOT-classified segments within 1.2 km, peak 484 vehicles/day

Additional paddling considerations

These describe the lake but are not part of the v1 Paddling Index and do not change the number above.

Wake sensitivity: Low — wide enough that wakes disperse over most of the lake
Aquatic vegetation: Low — approximately 3% mapped coverage · NAIP aerial imagery (NDVI)
Observed motorized activity: Unknown — No lake-level measurement of boat traffic is available. Legal permission to operate motors is not evidence of use.
Wildlife habitat potential: Limited — 20% forest and 20% wetland cover within 150 m of shore

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How this index is calculated. The Paddling Index is a relative composite derived from lake geometry and public environmental, access, roadway and watercraft-control data. It is not a user review, a safety rating, or a prediction of an individual outing. Differences of a few points should not be treated as meaningful — an 84 and an 82 are broadly comparable. Components and weights: natural setting 30%, geometric wind exposure 25%, watercraft controls 15%, public access 15%, road isolation 15%; observed motorboat activity is weighted 0% because no defensible lake-level measurement exists. Where a component has no data the remaining weights are renormalized and the confidence rating is lowered; below Medium confidence no number is shown. Sources: MI DNR Boating Access Sites (2026-08), MI DNR Watercraft Control Areas (2026-08), USGS/MRLC NLCD Land Cover (2021), MDOT Annual Average Daily Traffic (2025) and MI DNR bathymetric survey outline (0 ft isobath). Conditions change quickly — check current weather and local conditions before going out.

Fish you might catch

from angler catches, DNR surveys & active stocking

14 species with recent evidence in this lake — sized relative to each other. Illustrations are AI-generated representative adults in everyday colours, not photographs (provenance).

Northern Pike

Bowfin

Walleye

Largemouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass

Brown Bullhead

Black Crappie

Crappie

Yellow Bullhead

Yellow Perch

Bluegill

Rock Bass

Hybrid Sunfish

Pumpkinseed

Fishing rules for this lake Beta

Size and daily limits for the 14 species found here — 13 open to harvest, 1 with a special rule or closed season.

These are hook-and-line size, daily limit and season rules. Gear, spearing and bow fishing, spawning closures and rod limits are set by other Fisheries Orders and are not shown here.

Northern PikeSpecial rulesNamed in a fisheries order for this lake — see the rule text below

Black CrappieOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).

Beta. This panel is newly published. Every value is parsed from the Michigan DNR fisheries orders and hand-checked against the printed digest, but the coverage and wording are still under review. If anything here disagrees with the Michigan DNR's Fisheries Orders or its printed digest, the DNR is right — the signed Fisheries Order is the legal text; the digest summarises it.

BluegillOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).

BowfinOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: no possession limit (2026 DNR digest · all other species)

Brown BullheadOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: no possession limit (2026 DNR digest · all other species)

CrappieOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).

Hybrid SunfishOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).

Largemouth BassOpen to harvestMinimum size: 14" · Daily limit: 5 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 5 is in any combination of Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, not 5 of each (FO-215.23A).

Northern PikeSpecial rulesNamed in a fisheries order for this lake — see the rule text below

PumpkinseedOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).

Rock BassOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).

Smallmouth BassOpen to harvestMinimum size: 14" · Daily limit: 5 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 5 is in any combination of Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, not 5 of each (FO-215.23A).

WalleyeOpen to harvestMinimum size: 15" · Daily limit: 5 (FO-215 · statewide inland)

Yellow BullheadOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: no possession limit (2026 DNR digest · all other species)

Yellow PerchOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland)

Official rule text for this lake

“no size limit on Northern Pike and up to five (5) Northern Pike may be retained in the daily possession limit with only one (1) 24-inches or greater.” — FO-206

From FO-206.26 (eff. 2026-04-01) / FO-215.23A (eff. 2023-09-15) / FO-254.25 (eff. 2025-10-10), checked against the 2026 Michigan Fishing Regulations digest · verified 2026-08-24. Regulations can change — Michigan DNR rules are the controlling source; verify current regulations before fishing. Official regulations

Compiled from registered Master Angler catches, Michigan DNR fishery surveys and Michigan DNR stockings within the last 10 years. Silhouettes are stylized and scaled to typical adult sizes relative to one another. Presence is not a promise — fishing isn’t a sure thing.

Notable catches

Master Angler program · 1996–2025

Trophy-size fish anglers caught here and registered with the DNR — what people have actually caught, distinct from what a survey netted or the state stocked below.

25Catches recorded

7Species

Pumpkinseed11 recorded · to 10″

Crappie9 recorded · to 15.1″

Bluegill1 recorded · to 11.2″

Hybrid Sunfish1 recorded · to 9.4″

Catch details by species7 species

Pumpkinseed11 recorded · to 10″ · latest 2021

Crappie9 recorded · to 15.1″ · latest 2025

Bluegill1 recorded · to 11.2″ · latest 2000

Hybrid Sunfish1 recorded · to 9.4″ · latest 2014

Largemouth Bass1 recorded · to 21.4″ · latest 2023

Smallmouth Bass1 recorded · to 24.6″ · latest 1999

Yellow Perch1 recorded · to 14″ · latest 2017

Biggest on record

Smallmouth Bass24.6″ · 1999 · spincasting

Largemouth Bass21.4″ · 2023 · still fishing · live bait

Crappie15.1″ · 2025 · spincasting · artificial lure

Crappie15″ · 2025 · ice fishing · live bait

Crappie14.8″ · 2025 · spincasting · artificial lure

Bait: artificial lure (7) · live bait (3) · wax worm (2)
Method: spincasting (9) · trolling (6) · still fishing (6) · ice fishing (3)

Master Angler entries are fish that met the program’s minimum size and were registered by the angler — they show what this lake has produced, not what a day here will produce. A catch on record is history, not a species listing: “Fish you might catch” lists only species with current evidence. Source: Michigan DNR Master Angler data.

Fishery

DNR SFR 2011-112

750Fish sampled

13Species

Gamefish Largemouth Bass 159 · Northern Pike 26 · Walleye 6 · Smallmouth Bass 5

Panfish Bluegill 334 · Rock Bass 51 · Yellow Perch 41

All survey species13 species

Gamefish

Largemouth Bass159 caught · to 17″

Northern Pike26 caught · to 23″

Walleye6 caught · to 24″

Smallmouth Bass5 caught · to 14″

Bowfin2 caught · to 26″

Panfish

Bluegill334 caught · to 9″

Rock Bass51 caught · to 11″

Yellow Perch41 caught · to 8″

Black Crappie20 caught · to 10″

Hybrid Sunfish2 caught · to 6″

Bullhead & catfish

Yellow Bullhead31 caught · to 14″

Brown Bullhead7 caught · to 14″

Forage & nongame

Pumpkinseed66 caught · to 9″

Stocking: Records indicate that a variety of fish were stocked from 1937 to 1945 including smallmouth ba ss, largemouth bass, bluegills and perch.

Length is the largest fish netted in the survey, not an angler record. Source: Michigan DNR Status of the Fishery Resource report (counts summed across survey years).

DNR stocking

state stocking record · 2002–2025

Fish the Michigan DNR has planted in this lake — what was added, distinct from what a survey netted above.

Walleye238,769 stocked · 2004–2025 · 19 plantings

Black crappie13,680 stocked · 2005–2024 · 9 plantings

Yellow Perch20,000 stocked · 2003

Largemouth bass700 stocked · 2002

Source: Michigan DNR Fish Stocking Database.

Non-native species records

1 record

Mussels & snails

Zebra Mussel

What does non-native mean?

USGS records identify non-native species that have been documented for this lake or its shoreline. Non-native does not necessarily mean invasive, and historical records do not confirm current presence.

Source: Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership Conservation Planner; underlying nonindigenous species records from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.

At the lake

community-mapped amenities · straight-line distance

⛻ Campgroundon the lake

🚿 Restrooms / vault toileton the lake

🏖 Beach / swim areaon the lake

From OpenStreetMap community mapping — shown only where something is mapped; an amenity missing here may still exist. Distances are straight-line. Verify before you rely on it. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Bait & tackle nearby

licensed retail bait dealers · straight-line distance

Pfund's Crocked Lake Resort≈3.3 mi8071 Mystic Lake Dr, Lake City · Google · Apple

Barryton Hardware LLC≈7.2 mi · (989) 382-5454102 E Northern Ave, Barryton · Google · Apple

Hanson's Party Store Inc≈7.3 mi19595 30th Ave, Barryton · Google · Apple

Dealers licensed by the Michigan DNR to sell live bait; listing is not an endorsement. Distances are straight-line, not driving — and call ahead: hours and stock change. Source: Michigan DNR retail bait dealer data.

Quick answers

Eight Point Lake — common questions

How deep is Eight Point Lake?

The deepest contour on the Michigan DNR bathymetric survey of Eight Point Lake is 25 ft. That is the deepest depth the historical survey map records, which may differ from the deepest point of the lake itself.

How big is Eight Point Lake?

Eight Point Lake covers about 415 acres in Clare County, Michigan.

What is the average depth of Eight Point Lake?

The estimated mean depth of Eight Point Lake is 8.8 ft, calculated from the survey contours.

What fish are in Eight Point Lake?

Species with survey, catch or recent-stocking evidence include largemouth bass, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye, black crappie, bluegill. The page lists all 14 species and the evidence behind each.

Is there public access to Eight Point Lake?

Yes. The Michigan DNR boat-launch data identifies 1 public access site on Eight Point Lake, including Eight Point Lake.