Pleasant Lake
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Pleasant Lake is mapped to a depth of 27 ft on the Michigan DNR survey and covers about 152 acres in Barry County, Michigan.
Measured from the Michigan DNR inland-lake contour survey.
- Deepest sounding
- 27 ft
- Mean depth
- 10.2 ft · estimated
- Surface area
- 152 acres
- Estimated volume
- 1,550 acre-ft · 505M gal
- Shoreline
- 2.02 mi · lobed
- Aquatic vegetation
- 2% of surface · NDVI estimate
- Public access
- No public DNR launch identified
Additional depth details5 contours
- Contour depths
- 0–27 ft
- Recorded point soundings
- 27 ft
48.5% of the surface sits over water shallower than 10 ft; 11.6% is deeper than 20 ft. Depth, area and volume are estimated from the interpolated survey surface — historical reference, not measurement.
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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
- 42.49060, -85.38566
- MI DNR lake ID
- L16917
- Vertical exaggeration
- 2.76×
- Basemap
- USDA NAIP · public domain
- Model size
- 2.2 MB
Paddling
Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-08-21Pleasant Lake has a mostly natural, lightly developed setting, generally sheltered geometry, limited nearby major-road exposure. 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 | Very Good | 23.2 of 35 | 68% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (11% forest, 58% wetland; 20% developed) |
| Geometric wind exposure | Very Good | 20.0 of 29 | mean fetch 869 m · 0% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · generally short fetch |
| Watercraft controls | None identified | 8.8 of 18 | No special watercraft restriction identified in the current DNR source. Motors permitted, subject to general law. |
| Public access | Not listed | — | No DNR-listed access site. Township, county and road-end launches are not in this source, so this is not evidence that access is poor — the component is excluded and the remaining weights are renormalized. |
| Road isolation | Very Good | 13.4 of 18 | limited nearby major-road exposure · 10 MDOT-classified segments within 1.2 km, peak 1,839 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 2% 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
- High — 11% forest and 58% wetland cover within 150 m of shore
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Fish you might catch
from active stockingNo recent catch, survey, or stocking data for this lake.
Historically stocked, no recent evidence: Walleye (last planted 2001) — not shown above.
DNR stocking
state stocking record · 1980–2001Fish the Michigan DNR has planted in this lake — what was added, distinct from what a survey netted above.
No stockings recorded since 2001 — shown as history.
Non-native species records
1 recordPlants & algae
- Starry Stonewort
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.
Bait & tackle nearby
licensed retail bait dealers · straight-line distancePleasant Lake — common questions
How deep is Pleasant Lake?
The deepest contour on the Michigan DNR bathymetric survey of Pleasant Lake is 27 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 Pleasant Lake?
Pleasant Lake covers about 152 acres in Barry County, Michigan.
What is the average depth of Pleasant Lake?
The estimated mean depth of Pleasant Lake is 10.2 ft, calculated from the survey contours.
Is there public access to Pleasant Lake?
No public launch for Pleasant Lake appears in the Michigan DNR access data. That is not the same as the lake being private -- municipal and private ramps are not in that source.
