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Michigan›Biggest lakes›Grand Traverse County

MI · ranked by public data

The 21 Biggest Lakes in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

21 Grand Traverse County lakes cover at least 50 state-mapped acres, out of 85 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 12,911 ac
    2,911 acres

    Grand Traverse County, MI

    Long Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.72, -85.752,911 acres | 88 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    2,911 acres · 88 ft max depth

  2. 21,995 ac
    1,995 acres

    Grand Traverse County, MI

    Green Lake

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    44.61, -85.781,995 acres | 102 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    1,995 acres · 102 ft max depth

  3. 31,945 ac
    1,945 acres

    Grand Traverse County, MI

    Duck Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.63, -85.751,945 acres | 98 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    1,945 acres · 98 ft max depth

  4. 4606 ac
    606 acres

    Grand Traverse County, MI

    Fife Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.57, -85.34606 acres | 55 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    606 acres · 55 ft max depth

  5. 5502 ac
    502 acres

    Grand Traverse County, MI

    Lake Dubonnet

    limited
    44.69, -85.79502 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    502 acres

  6. 6445 ac
    445 acres

    Grand Traverse County, MI

    Spider Lake

    limited
    44.67, -85.49445 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    445 acres

  7. 7378 ac
    378 acres

    Grand Traverse County, MI

    Arbutus Lake

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    44.65, -85.52378 acres | 44 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    378 acres · 44 ft max depth

  8. 8343 ac
    343 acres

    Grand Traverse County, MI

    Bass Lake

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    44.69, -85.71343 acres | 29 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    343 acres · 29 ft max depth

  9. 9317 ac
    317 acres

    Grand Traverse County, MI

    Boardman Lake

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    44.75, -85.61317 acres | 73 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    317 acres · 73 ft max depth

  10. 10226 ac
    226 acres

    Grand Traverse County, MI

    Rennie Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.67, -85.46226 acres | 27 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    226 acres · 27 ft max depth

RankLakeCountyAcresMax depth
11Cedar Hedge LakeGrand Traverse192 ac69 ft
12Brown Bridge PondGrand Traverse170 ac29 ft
13Island LakeGrand Traverse111 ac—
14Petobego PondGrand Traverse106 ac—
15Bass LakeGrand Traverse92 ac19 ft
16Bellows LakeGrand Traverse87 ac50 ft
17Keystone PondGrand Traverse82 ac—
18Indian LakeGrand Traverse60 ac14 ft
19Mickey LakeGrand Traverse59 ac—
20Chandler LakeGrand Traverse52 ac—
21Cedar LakeGrand Traverse51 ac50 ft

Methodology

How this list is built

  • Ranked by GIS-computed surface acres from Michigan DNR lake polygons — one consistent state source for every lake, which can differ modestly from older published figures.
  • The Great Lakes are excluded — this list ranks inland lakes.
  • Lakes whose mapped polygon could not be confidently matched are excluded rather than guessed.
  • Lakes under 50 acres are excluded from rankings.
  • Public access inventories are not yet tracked for Michigan, so access is never shown or ranked here.

FAQ

Grand Traverse County lake records

What is the biggest lake in Grand Traverse County?

Long Lake — Long Lake in Grand Traverse County is the biggest inland lake in Grand Traverse County by Michigan DNR GIS acreage, at 2,911 acres.

Biggest lakes statewideDeepest lakes in Grand Traverse CountyAll Grand Traverse County lakes

Source data: Michigan DNR GIS lake polygons as aggregated by LakeList. GIS-computed acres can differ modestly from older published figures.Lake outlines are shoreline shapes from LakeList and the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; they illustrate a lake's form and are not depth or navigation charts.