Michigan has 38 lakes named Bass Lake of 10 acres or more, in 31 counties. The largest is in Mason County (496 acres); the deepest measured, in Forsyth Township, Marquette County (78 ft). 6 have been stocked by the DNR and 8 have a public launch.
How they differ: The clearest is in Dickinson County, about 18 ft of visibility in the 2023 satellite estimate; the most recently stocked is in Dickinson County (6 Apr 2012); 8 have a public launch listed; the other 30 have no public access site in the DNR list; 2 have a full page here with a depth map, linked below.
Circles sized by area and shaded by deepest measured point. Michigan DNR lake polygons and depth surveys.
Largest first. The nearest town is the closest place in the Census list to the middle of the lake.
| Lake | Near | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Stockings | Launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass LakeMason County, Summit Township | 4 mi north of Pentwater | 496 | 4 ft | 10 ft | 3 times, last 1982 | |
| Bass LakeLong Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Long Lake Township | 7 mi southwest of Traverse City | 343 | 29 ft | 10 ft | 1 | |
| Bass LakeLake County, Elk Township | 10 mi east of Fountain | 296 | 45 ft | 13 ft | 1 | |
| Bass LakeSchoolcraft County, Inwood Township | 18 mi northwest of Manistique | 286 | 20 ft | 8 ft | ||
| Bass LakeForsyth Township, Marquette County, Forsyth Township | 20 mi southeast of Negaunee | 273 | 25 ft | 8 ft | 1 | |
| Bass LakeChippewa County, Drummond Township | 18 mi east of De Tour Village | 270 | 12 ft | 4 ft | ||
| Bass LakeGogebic County, Watersmeet Township | 2 mi east of Watersmeet | 200 | 18 ft | 7 ft | once, 1980 | |
| Bass LakeKent County, Spencer Township | 7 mi northwest of Greenville | 188 | 20 ft | 11 ft | 10 times, last 1998 | 1 |
| Bass LakeLivingston County, Hamburg Township | 4 mi east of Pinckney | 177 | 73 ft | 8 ft | ||
| Bass LakeLuce County, Columbus Township | 12 mi northwest of Newberry | 144 | 74 ft | 12 ft | 19 times, last 2004 | 1 |
| Bass LakeAntrim County, Elk Rapids Township | at Elk Rapids | 144 | 25 ft | 8 ft | ||
| Bass LakeIron County, Stambaugh Township | 7 mi west of Caspian | 101 | 20 ft | 7 ft | ||
| Bass LakeRichland Township, Montcalm County, Richland Township | 5 mi east of Edmore | 101 | about 5 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Bass LakeCleveland Township, Leelanau County, Cleveland Township | 12 mi northeast of Empire | 93 | about 40 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Bass LakeGreen Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Green Lake Township | 9 mi south of Lake Ann | 92 | 19 ft | 11 ft | 1 | |
| Bass LakeLeelanau Township, Leelanau County, Leelanau Township | 5 mi south of Northport | 82 | about 15 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Bass LakeMenominee County, Lake Township | 10 mi west of Stephenson | 78 | 10 ft | 6 ft | ||
| Bass LakeForsyth Township, Marquette County, Forsyth Township | 15 mi south of Ishpeming | 76 | 78 ft | 17 ft | 1 | |
| Bass LakeOntonagon County, Carp Lake Township | 13 mi northeast of Wakefield | 65 | about 30 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Bass LakeDickinson County, Breitung Township | 2 mi north of Iron Mountain | 60 | 58 ft | 18 ft | 31 times, last 2012 | 1 |
| Bass LakeClare County, Garfield Township | 9 mi northeast of Barryton | 56 | about 35 ft (est.) | 10 ft | ||
| Bass LakeOscoda County, Clinton Township | 17 mi south of Hillman | 49 | 20 ft | 7 ft | ||
| Bass LakeIosco County, Plainfield Township | 8 mi northwest of Tawas City | 48 | 22 ft | 11 ft | ||
| Bass LakeOrange Township, Kalkaska County, Orange Township | 5 mi south of Kalkaska | 41 | 22 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Bass LakePierson Township, Montcalm County, Pierson Township | 2 mi northwest of Pierson | 40 | 28 ft | 15 ft | ||
| Bass LakeAlger County, Mathias Township | 14 mi southeast of Chatham | 40 | 15 ft | 5 ft | ||
| Bass LakeOakland County, Commerce Township | 2 mi northwest of Wolverine Lake | 40 | 54 ft | 12 ft | ||
| Bass LakeKalamazoo County, Texas Township | 5 mi west of Portage | 39 | about 45 ft (est.) | 15 ft | ||
| Bass LakeEast Bay Township, Grand Traverse County, East Bay Township | 6 mi north of Kingsley | 33 | 20 ft | 11 ft | ||
| Bass LakeBelvidere Township, Montcalm County, Belvidere Township | 4 mi east of Lakeview | 33 | about 25 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Bass LakeBlue Lake Township, Kalkaska County, Blue Lake Township | 11 mi southeast of Mancelona | 31 | 42 ft | 6 times, last 1993 | ||
| Bass LakeBenzie County, Lake Township | 5 mi northwest of Honor | 27 | about 30 ft (est.) | 15 ft | ||
| Bass LakeLapeer County, Arcadia Township | 5 mi northwest of Imlay City | 22 | about 30 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Bass LakeBaraga County, Spurr Township | 2 mi east of Three Lakes | 19 | about 30 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Bass LakeGenesee County, Argentine Township | 3 mi west of Linden | 18 | about 25 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Bass LakeNewaygo County, Garfield Township | 4 mi east of Fremont | 11 | 4 ft | |||
| Bass LakeOgemaw County, Hill Township | 7 mi east of Rose City | 11 | 8 ft | |||
| Bass LakeOceana County | 11 mi north of White Cloud | 11 | 12 ft |
Depth: Michigan DNR survey soundings; "about" figures are older Michigan EGLE estimates. Clarity: Michigan EGLE satellite estimate, 2023 average. Stockings: Michigan DNR Fisheries. Launches: Michigan DNR public access sites. Towns: US Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer. How we measure