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Michigan›Deepest lakes›Chippewa County

MI · ranked by public data

The 18 Deepest Lakes in Chippewa County, Michigan

18 Chippewa County lakes are at least 50 state-mapped acres with an IFR-surveyed depth, out of 153 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 160 ft
    251 acres

    Chippewa County, MI

    Piatt Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.42, -85.02251 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    60 ft maximum depth · 251 acres

  2. 255 ft
    172 acres

    Chippewa County, MI

    Monocle Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.47, -84.65172 acres | 55 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    55 ft maximum depth · 172 acres

  3. 335 ft
    568 acres

    Chippewa County, MI

    Trout Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.18, -85.04568 acres | 35 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    35 ft maximum depth · 568 acres

  4. 430 ft
    148 acres

    Chippewa County, MI

    Wegwaas Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.18, -85.01148 acres | 30 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    30 ft maximum depth · 148 acres

  5. 525 ft
    123 acres

    Chippewa County, MI

    McNearney Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.43, -84.96123 acres | 25 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    25 ft maximum depth · 123 acres

  6. 624 ft
    254 acres

    Chippewa County, MI

    Big Trout Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.99, -84.11254 acres | 24 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    24 ft maximum depth · 254 acres

  7. 720 ft
    185 acres

    Chippewa County, MI

    Frenchman Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.18, -85.02185 acres | 20 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    20 ft maximum depth · 185 acres

  8. 815 ft
    829 acres

    Chippewa County, MI

    Caribou Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.00, -83.99829 acres | 15 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    15 ft maximum depth · 829 acres

  9. 915 ft
    67 acres

    Chippewa County, MI

    Mud Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.32, -85.1067 acres | 15 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    15 ft maximum depth · 67 acres

  10. 1012 ft
    270 acres

    Chippewa County, MI

    Bass Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.93, -83.56270 acres | 12 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    12 ft maximum depth · 270 acres

RankLakeCountyMax depthAcres
11Pendills LakeChippewa11 ft219
12Parish LakeChippewa10 ft72
13Gravel LakeChippewa9 ft90
14Dry LakeChippewa6 ft166
15Spectacle LakeChippewa5 ft82
16Betchler LakesChippewa5 ft53
17Stringham LakeChippewa3 ft68
18Marl LakeChippewa2 ft125

Methodology

How this list is built

  • Ranked by the deepest point recorded in Michigan DNR Institute for Fisheries Research (IFR) lake surveys — historical hand-drawn survey maps, largely mid-1900s, digitized by the DNR. Depths have not been re-confirmed by modern survey.
  • Only lakes with an IFR survey can rank; Michigan lakes without one are not listed rather than guessed at.
  • Lakes under 50 acres — or without a confidently matched Michigan DNR GIS lake polygon for acreage — are excluded from rankings.
  • Public access inventories are not yet tracked for Michigan, so access is never shown or ranked here.

FAQ

Chippewa County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Chippewa County?

Piatt Lake — Piatt Lake in Chippewa County has the deepest recorded IFR survey point of any ranked Chippewa County lake, at 60 feet — a historical DNR survey figure, not a modern re-survey.

Deepest lakes statewideBiggest lakes in Chippewa CountyAll Chippewa County lakes

Source data: Michigan DNR Institute for Fisheries Research historical lake surveys (largely mid-1900s; depths not re-confirmed by modern survey) and Michigan DNR GIS lake polygons, as aggregated by LakeList.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.