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Brown Lake, Jackson County, Michigan

146 acres
Surface Area
944 ft
Surface Elevation

Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes

Locator - Michigan

LansingDetroitBrown LakeJackson Co.

42.19 degrees N, 84.42 degrees W - Jackson County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its Michigan DNR coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.

Facts and Figures

Waterbody IDHYDRO-19352
CountyJackson
Coordinates42.1868, -84.4200

Deepest Natural Lakes in Michigan

#LakeCountySurface AreaMax Depth
1Torch LakeAntrim18,713 acres285 ft
2Elk LakeAntrim8,194 acres192 ft
3Crystal LakeBenzie9,865 acres175 ft
4Lake AngelineMarquette-162 ft
5Syphon LakeLuce11 acres160 ft

Largest Lakes in Michigan

#LakeCountySurface AreaMax Depth
1Houghton LakeRoscommon20,070 acres21 ft
2Torch LakeAntrim18,713 acres285 ft
3Burt LakeCheboygan17,393 acres73 ft
4Lake CharlevoixCharlevoix17,256 acres120 ft
5Mullett LakeCheboygan16,702 acres120 ft
Sources: Michigan DNR lake data (ID HYDRO-19352); USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.