Updated 9 Oct 2026, 2:59 am EDT. Get alerts for Burt Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
17,395 acres · deepest 73 ft (measured) · shoreline about 33.4 mi · clarity about 13 ft
Burt Lake is the largest of the 45 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Cheboygan County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 7th deepest of the 24 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 35 of the other 38 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 33.4 miles along the state outline. About 45% of its area is deeper than 30 ft.
Ranks against Cheboygan County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure
2 public access sites on Burt Lake.
Michigan DNR boating access, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked Burt Lake 22 times since 1983. The most recent stocking was 118 lake sturgeon on 22 August 2025. Species stocked: atlantic salmon, lake sturgeon, rainbow trout, walleye.
Latest: 22 Aug 2025: 118 lake sturgeon.
Source: Michigan DNR Fisheries, fetched 7 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Michigan DNR contours. How we measure
Historically recorded species, from records through 1975: blackchin shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brown bullhead, brown trout, central mudminnow, common shiner, creek chub, emerald shiner, freshwater drum, green sunfish, iowa darter, johnny darter, lake herring, largemouth bass, longnose gar, mimic shiner, mottled sculpin, ninespine stickleback, northern logperch, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, rock bass, sand shiner, silver lamprey, silver redhorse, smallmouth bass, spottail shiner, trout-perch, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch. Historic records, not a current survey.
Michigan Fish Atlas.
Average water clarity is about 13 ft (Secchi depth 4.0 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Burt Lake is 73 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 17,395 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Burt Lake State Park; Maple Bay SFCG.
Yes. Michigan DNR has stocked it 22 times since 1983, most recently 118 lake sturgeon on 22 August 2025.
About 79% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.