Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Michigan by maximum depth (ft)
The estimated greatest depth of the water in a lake can be measured at the lake’s normal elevation. If the water volume and surface area of a lake are known, an estimate of the lake’s average depth can be calculated:Water volume ÷ Surface Area = Average Depth
Example: 1,000,000 acre-feet ÷ 20,000 acres = 50 feet average depth.
You can find many of the the world’s deepest lakes on LakeLubbers. If you sort the list, you will find the (maximum depth of) the shallowest lakes in our database. Note: For some lakes, lake depth data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 90 articles we have published for Michigan lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Michigan > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Michigan, only the 90 Michigan lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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Huron River Chain of Lakes (Michigan, Southeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
84 ft | Also known as Portage Chain of Lakes, Pinckney Chain of lakes, Little Portage Lake, Big Portage Lake, Base Line Lake, Tamarack Lake,Whitewood Lakes, Gallagher Lake, Strawberry Lake, Zukey Lake, Bass Lake, Ore Lake One of the best places for lakeside living in Southeastern Michigan is along the lakes and canals of the Huron River Chain of Lakes. Called ‘pontoon h … |
Cedar Lake MI (Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
84 ft | Also known as Big Cedar Lake, Little Cedar Lake Surrounded by south west Michigan’s Grape Country, Cedar Lake is a year round recreation destination. Spring and summer bring fishing, boating and swi … |
Intermediate Lake, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
80 ft | Also known as Central Lake, Elk River Chain of Lakes Intermediate Lake, in Antrim County is one of the main lakes in the Elk River Chain of Lakes which include Beals, Scotts, Six Mile, St. Clair, Ellswor … |
Corey Lake, MI (Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
80 ft | Corey Lake is a natural 630-acre lake in southwestern Michigan near the community of Three Rivers. Most of Corey Lake is located in St. Joseph County … |
Muskegon Lake (Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, West Central Michigan) |
79 ft | Also known as Lake Muskegon One of Michigan’s little-known vacation hotspots is Muskegon Lake. Lake Muskegon, as it is sometimes called, has been a major port on the eastern Lake … |
Pickerel Lake, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
75 ft | Pickerel Lake, in Michigan’s Northwest Region, is a nature lover’s delight. Part of the headwaters of the famed Inland Waterway, Pickerel Lake covers … |
Burt Lake, MI (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
73 ft | Also known as Chaboiganing Twenty miles south of the Straits of Mackinac is the ancient inland waterway from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. This series of connecting lakes and riv … |
Klinger Lake, MI (Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
72 ft | Klinger Lake in Saint Joseph County has been a top recreation and fishing spot in western lower Michigan for well over 150 years. Located less than th … |
Lake Michigamme (Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, Upper Peninsula Region, MI) |
72 ft | Located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Lake Michigamme’s name derives from the Ojibway word for ‘big water’, the same Native American word that gives … |
White Lake MI (Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, West Central Michigan) |
70 ft | Will White Lake again become the economic driver for the cities of Whitehall and Montague in Michigan’s West Central Region? That’s entirely possible … |
Long Lake Grand Traverse County, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
70 ft | Long Lake, near Traverse City in Grand Traverse County, is a popular vacation destination with activities and vistas that lighten the soul. Whether yo … |
Whitmore Lake (Michigan, Southeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
69 ft | By far the most popular residential lake in the Ann Arbor area is Whitmore Lake. For nearly 100 years this natural lake in the Southeast region of Mic … |