Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Northwest 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 24 articles we have published for Northwest Michigan lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Michigan > Northwest Michigan > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Northwest Michigan, only the 24 Northwest Michigan lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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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 … |
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 … |
Round Lake MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
60 ft | Fireworks burst in the sky over Round Lake lighting up the skyline of Charlevoix. The city encircles the lake holding it like a treasure, the best nat … |
Portage Lake (Manistee County), MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
60 ft | Portage Lake is a fantastic stop for Lake Michigan travelers. The lake is connected to Lake Michigan by a channel. Boating and sailing visitors often … |
Spider Lake (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
32 ft | With more than 50 lakes in Grand Traverse County alone, Michigan is a wonderful state for lake lovers to explore. Spider Lake, in the Northwest touris … |
Bass Lake, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
28 ft | Most of the lakes in the northwest region of Michigan are glacial in origin, and Bass Lake is no exception. The lake has 344 surface acres of water wi … |
Upper Herring Lake (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
27 ft | Upper Herring Lake is a modestly sized naturally occurring freshwater lake in the Traverse City Lakes area of Michigan, located in the northwestern pa … |
Clam Lake (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
27 ft | Clam Lake sparkles in the midst of northwest Michigan’s beautiful countryside. Tucked between Torch Lake and Lake Bellaire, Clam Lake is part of the l … |
Otsego Lake MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
23 ft | A plane’s deep droning in the distance becomes louder and louder as visitors at Otsego Lake look up towards the sky. Those new to the scene quickly re … |
Paradise Lake (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
17 ft | Also known as Carp Lake, Lake Paradise Paradise Lake is truly a lakelubber’s paradise. This 1900-acre lake in Michigan’s Northwest region has been a paradise for countless numbers of cottag … |
Little Glen Lake, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
13 ft | White sand beaches and strikingly blue water to rival the Caribbean don’t instantly call northwest Michigan to mind, but for Little Glen Lake it’s tru … |