Lake St. Clair
Lake St. Clair is a lake of some 275,275 acres on the Detroit River, in Michigan. You will find it in Wayne County. It is managed…
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Lake beaches and swimming lakes in Michigan
This guide covers 44 lakes and reservoirs across Michigan. 3 of them are reservoirs held back by a dam and 41 are natural lakes. Lake Gogebic is the biggest, covering roughly 988,422 acres. The deepest water on record here is at Torch Lake, about 310 feet. Rivers that feed or drain them include the outflow =, the catchment = and the Michigamme River. A public agency publishes a live water level for 9 of them, which is what the level pages show. The agency behind the most lakes here is Michigan DNR. Across the state we map 16 named swimming spots and access points from federal and state sources.
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Lakes in Michigan on the map
Click a marker to open the lake page.
Lakes in Michigan
Each page has the live water level, weather, access points and sources.
Torch Lake
Torch Lake is a 18,770-acre lake on the Torch River in Michigan. Its shoreline falls inside Antrim County. Michigan Department of…
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Higgins Lake
Higgins Lake is a lake of some 9,600 acres on the The Cut, in Michigan. It lies in Roscommon County. MI EGLE / MI DNR / Roscommon…
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Muskegon Lake
Muskegon Lake is a 4,151-acre lake on the catchment = in Michigan. The lake is in Muskegon County. MI DNR / EGLE / City of…
Natural lake
Lake Charlevoix
Fed by the Pine River, Lake Charlevoix holds roughly 17,268 acres of water in Michigan. The lake is in Charlevoix County. It is…
Natural lake
Houghton Lake
Fed by the Muskegon River, Houghton Lake holds roughly 20,044 acres of water in Michigan. It lies in Roscommon County. Management…
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Lake Lansing
Fed by the Pine Lake Outlet, Lake Lansing holds roughly 461 acres of water in Michigan. The lake is in Ingham County. It is…
Natural lake
Reeds Lake
Reeds Lake is a lake of some 265 acres on the outflow = Dredged channel to Fisk Lake, in Michigan. Its shoreline falls inside…
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Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake covers about 12,812 acres in Michigan. It lies in McHenry County. Management is in the hands of MI EGLE / MI DNR /…
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Walloon Lake
Fed by the Bear River, Walloon Lake holds roughly 4,270 acres of water in Michigan. It lies in Charlevoix County. Management is…
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White Lake
White Lake covers about 2,571 acres in Michigan. Its shoreline falls inside Oakland County. Michigan DNR manages it.
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Current lake levels in Michigan
Readings are refreshed from the operating agency and stamped with the time they were taken. Level changes what is usable on the shoreline, from beach width to ramp access.
| Lake | Level | Full pool | How full |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake St. Clair | — | — | no percent published |
| Torch Lake | — | — | no percent published |
| Higgins Lake | 1,153.88 ft | — | no percent published |
| Muskegon Lake | — | — | no percent published |
| Lake Charlevoix | — | — | no percent published |
| Houghton Lake | 1,137.80 ft | — | no percent published |
| Lake Lansing | — | — | no percent published |
| Reeds Lake | — | — | no percent published |
| Crystal Lake | — | — | no percent published |
| Walloon Lake | — | — | no percent published |
| White Lake | — | — | no percent published |