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Michigan›Deepest lakes›Mackinac County

MI · ranked by public data

The 15 Deepest Lakes in Mackinac County, Michigan

15 Mackinac County lakes are at least 50 state-mapped acres with an IFR-surveyed depth, out of 117 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 129 ft
    4,133 acres

    Mackinac County, MI

    South Manistique Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.18, -85.774,133 acres | 29 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    29 ft maximum depth · 4,133 acres

  2. 226 ft
    2,031 acres

    Mackinac County, MI

    Milakokia Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.08, -85.812,031 acres | 26 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    26 ft maximum depth · 2,031 acres

  3. 321 ft
    56 acres

    Mackinac County, MI

    Cranberry Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.21, -85.4156 acres | 21 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    21 ft maximum depth · 56 acres

  4. 420 ft
    10,346 acres

    Mackinac County, MI

    Manistique Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.24, -85.7810,346 acres | 20 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    20 ft maximum depth · 10,346 acres

  5. 518 ft
    927 acres

    Mackinac County, MI

    East Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.13, -84.80927 acres | 18 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    18 ft maximum depth · 927 acres

  6. 612 ft
    1,123 acres

    Mackinac County, MI

    Millecoquins Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.15, -85.511,123 acres | 12 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    12 ft maximum depth · 1,123 acres

  7. 711 ft
    163 acres

    Mackinac County, MI

    Little Brevoort Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.02, -85.01163 acres | 11 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    11 ft maximum depth · 163 acres

  8. 810 ft
    327 acres

    Mackinac County, MI

    Chain Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.88, -84.76327 acres | 10 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    10 ft maximum depth · 327 acres

  9. 910 ft
    70 acres

    Mackinac County, MI

    Gamble Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.90, -84.7570 acres | 10 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    10 ft maximum depth · 70 acres

  10. 109 ft
    63 acres

    Mackinac County, MI

    Big Dollar Lake

    limitedDepth map
    46.20, -85.3063 acres | 9 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    9 ft maximum depth · 63 acres

RankLakeCountyMax depthAcres
11Strouble LakeMackinac8 ft336
12Hay LakeMackinac4 ft492
13Martin LakeMackinac4 ft111
14Freschette LakeMackinac4 ft76
15Round LakeMackinac2 ft617

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

Mackinac County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Mackinac County?

South Manistique Lake — South Manistique Lake in Mackinac County has the deepest recorded IFR survey point of any ranked Mackinac County lake, at 29 feet — a historical DNR survey figure, not a modern re-survey.

Deepest lakes statewideBiggest lakes in Mackinac CountyAll Mackinac 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.