8 miles northwest of Bloomingdale
Allegan County, Michigan · 42.4786° N, 86.0666° W
The Michigan DNR lists no public access site on Upper Scott Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 10 Oct 2026, 12:32 am EDT. Get alerts for Upper Scott Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
94 acres · deepest 5 ft (measured) · shoreline about 1.5 mi · clarity about 6 ft
Upper Scott Lake is the 18th largest of the 79 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Allegan County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 8th deepest of the 8 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 17 of the other 68 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 1.5 miles along the state outline.
Ranks against Allegan County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure
Average water clarity is about 6 ft (Secchi depth 1.9 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
48 other lakes of 10+ acres within about 10 miles of Upper Scott Lake, 5 with a page here (darker blue). Sources: Michigan DNR, US Census Bureau.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Upper Scott Lake is 5 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 94 acres.