Michigan

Chippewa County

Its lakes, by the record · 160 lakes · 10,374 acres

Today in Chippewa County

Updated 9 Oct 2026, 10:58 pm EDT. Get alerts for Chippewa County lakes

WEATHERCentre of Chippewa County: Tonight: mostly clear, 39°F, wind SE 0 to 10 mph. Saturday: mostly sunny, 69°F, wind SE 10 to 20 mph.

WARNINGSSpecial Weather Statement in effect for Chippewa County.

FIREPrescribed burn Paula Red South RX, 147 acres. A planned fire set by land managers.

BURNINGCampfires and debris burning: check today's status with Michigan DNR.

ALGAECAUTION Satellite detected cyanobacteria on Caribou Lake (about 16% of the lake, 5 Oct 2026), Bass Lake (about 40% of the lake, 8 Oct 2026), Shelldrake Lake (about 14% of the lake, 8 Oct 2026) and Big Trout Lake (about 28% of the lake, 5 Oct 2026). None detected on the other 5 lakes in their latest clear-sky images.

LAUNCHES7 public access sites on 7 lakes: 7 open.

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The lakes of Chippewa County

160 lakes · 10,374 acres · 38 with measured depth · 7 with a public launch · 9 stocked

Chippewa County has 160 lakes of 10 acres or more, 112 of them named, covering 10,374 acres of water. The largest is Caribou Lake at 829 acres; the deepest measured is Piatt Lake at 60 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 38 lakes here. Several names repeat: 2 lakes are called Duck Lake, 2 lakes are called Bear Lake and 2 lakes are called Mud Lake.

Shaded by deepest measured point

not measuredunder 101020305075100+deepest, feet

Lake outlines: Michigan hydrography (lakes of 10 acres or more). Depths: Michigan DNR lake surveys, fetched 7 Oct 2026. County line: U.S. Census TIGER. Not for navigation.

Largest lakes

24 lakes in Chippewa County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 112 named lakes follows.

Lake	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Launches	Last stocked
Caribou Lake	829	15 ft	9 ft	1	2026
Trout Lake	568	35 ft	8 ft	1
Hulbert Lake	562	about 70 ft (est.)	13 ft
Sheephead Lake	490	about 30 ft (est.)	3 ft
First Lake	337		2 ft	1
Bass Lake	270	12 ft	4 ft
Shelldrake Lake	264	about 5 ft (est.)	5 ft	1
Big Trout Lake	254	24 ft	10 ft
Piatt Lake	251	60 ft	7 ft
Second Lake	251		2 ft
Fourth Lake	243		2 ft
Dickenson Lake	231		1 ft

All 112 named lakes, plus 48 unnamed

Lake	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Launches	Last stocked
Caribou Lake	829	15 ft	9 ft	1	2026
Trout Lake	568	35 ft	8 ft	1
Hulbert Lake	562	about 70 ft (est.)	13 ft
Sheephead Lake	490	about 30 ft (est.)	3 ft
First Lake	337		2 ft	1
Bass Lake	270	12 ft	4 ft
Shelldrake Lake	264	about 5 ft (est.)	5 ft	1
Big Trout Lake	254	24 ft	10 ft
Piatt Lake	251	60 ft	7 ft
Second Lake	251		2 ft
Fourth Lake	243		2 ft
Dickenson Lake	231		1 ft
Pats Lake	228
Pendills Lake	219	11 ft	3 ft
Carlton Lake	189	about 15 ft (est.)	9 ft
Frenchman Lake	185	20 ft	10 ft	1	2026
Monocle Lake	172	55 ft	10 ft		1991
Dry Lake	166	6 ft	3 ft
Wegwaas Lake	148	30 ft	12 ft
Baileys Lake	130		3 ft
Grand Marias Lake	127		3 ft
Marl Lake	125	2 ft	1 ft
McNearney Lake	123	25 ft	18 ft
Sylvester Impoundment	106	about 20 ft (est.)
Marsh Lakes	95
Miller Lake	93		1 ft
Duck Lake, Sugar Island Township	92		4 ft
Gravel Lake	90	9 ft	2 ft
Bear Lake, Whitefish Township	87
Cranberry Lake	84	about 15 ft (est.)	2 ft	1
Spectacle Lake	82	5 ft
Loyal Lake	76		2 ft
Parish Lake	72	10 ft	4 ft
Stringham Lake	68	3 ft	1 ft
Mud Lake, Chippewa Township	67	15 ft	3 ft
Boot Lake	67		1 ft
Widewaters,The	62	about 20 ft (est.)	6 ft
Dawson Lake	57		1 ft
Foreman Lake	54	about 20 ft (est.)	4 ft
Vanio Lake	54		1 ft
Betchler Lakes	53	5 ft	4 ft
Fulmer Lake	53	about 15 ft (est.)	3 ft
Ziegler Lake	52	about 20 ft (est.)	4 ft
Pine Lake	50		1 ft
Boaz Lake	49	5 ft
Clear Lake	49		2 ft
Beaver Dam Pond	48
Twomile Lake	47
Toivola Lake	47		2 ft
Spring Pond	43		1 ft
Johnson Lake	41	15 ft	13 ft
Canoe Lake	38		1 ft
Camp Ten Lakes	37	about 25 ft (est.)	10 ft
Kinross Lake	37	about 20 ft (est.)	9 ft
Maki Lake	36		1 ft
Little Trout Lake, Trout Lake Township	35		6 ft
Little Lake	35
Knutsen Lake	35		2 ft
Beaver Pond	32		2 ft
Camp Ten Pond	32	about 20 ft (est.)	3 ft
Deerfoot Lake	32	3 ft
Andrus Lake	31	about 25 ft (est.)	7 ft	1	1998
Laurie Lakes	31
Third Lake	30
Little Trout Lake, Raber Township	30	about 20 ft (est.)	3 ft
Bobbygay Lake	29	25 ft	6 ft
Little Mud Lake	28	about 25 ft (est.)	4 ft
Seaman Lake	28		1 ft
Camp Ten Lakes (SE)	26
Weatherhogs Lake, Whitefish Township	25
Schlehubers Marsh	24
Garkinghouse Lake	24	5 ft	5 ft
Jones Lake	24	9 ft	5 ft
Helen Lake	24		1 ft
Weatherhogs Lake, Whitefish Township	23	about 25 ft (est.)	3 ft
Williams Lake	23	20 ft	5 ft
Kirk Lake	23	about 15 ft (est.)	1 ft
Stump Lake	23	5 ft	6 ft
Stevens Lake	22		2 ft
Little Betchler Lake	21	7 ft	4 ft
Duck Lake, Whitefish Township	20	about 30 ft (est.)	5 ft
Rice Lakes	18	about 30 ft (est.)	3 ft
Rice Lake (Northeast)	18	4 ft	4 ft
Jarvinen Marsh Lake	17		1 ft
Trout Brook Pond	16	about 20 ft (est.)	2 ft		1994
Avery Lake	16	about 25 ft (est.)	5 ft
Walker Lake	16	8 ft	8 ft		1991
Espanore Lake	16		9 ft
Brown Lake	16	about 15 ft (est.)	2 ft
Soldier Lake	15	21 ft	15 ft		1997
Preacher Lake	15		6 ft
Camp Ten Lakes (NE)	15		6 ft
Crego Lake	14	3 ft	3 ft
Hawkins Lake	14	about 25 ft (est.)	5 ft
High Banks Lake	14	40 ft	15 ft		2026
Sam Taylor Lake	14		5 ft
South Pond	14		8 ft
Fiftyfour Pond	14		3 ft
Bear Lake, Drummond Township	13		2 ft
McMullan Lakes	13		5 ft
Water Tank Lakes (NW)	13		4 ft
Hartley Lake	13		2 ft
Arbutus Lake	12	6 ft	5 ft
Salt Lake	12	8 ft	7 ft
Cabin Lake	12		6 ft
Nasi Lake	12		2 ft
Dukes Lake	11	51 ft	18 ft		2026
Jackson Lake	11		3 ft
Whitmarsh Lake	11	7 ft	6 ft
Peck and Rye Lake	11	30 ft	5 ft
Mud Lake, Trout Lake Township	11		5 ft
Bender Lake	11	2 ft	4 ft

Acres: Michigan hydrography. Deepest: Michigan DNR survey; "est." marks an older Michigan EGLE estimate, rounded to 5 ft. Clarity: Michigan EGLE satellite averages 2018–23. Launches: Michigan DNR. Stocking: Michigan DNR Fisheries. Fetched 7–9 Oct 2026.

Deepest lakes

3 lakes in Chippewa County are 50 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. Piatt Lake is the deepest at 60 ft, then Monocle Lake (55 ft), Dukes Lake (51 ft) and High Banks Lake (40 ft). The depth of the other 74 named lakes has not been surveyed; where an older state estimate exists, the register gives it as an estimate.

Deepest measured point, feet

Piatt Lake60 ft

Monocle Lake55 ft

Dukes Lake51 ft

High Banks Lake40 ft

Trout Lake35 ft

Wegwaas Lake30 ft

Peck and Rye Lake30 ft

McNearney Lake25 ft

Bobbygay Lake25 ft

Big Trout Lake24 ft

Michigan DNR lake survey deep points, fetched 7 Oct 2026.

Clearest water

Clarity is the depth at which a black-and-white Secchi disk disappears from view. Across 97 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Chippewa County is 4 ft. The clearest is Dukes Lake at about 18 ft, then McNearney Lake (18 ft), High Banks Lake (15 ft) and Soldier Lake (15 ft). The least clear is Vanio Lake at about 1 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.

Dukes Lake18.4 ft

McNearney Lake17.9 ft

High Banks Lake15.0 ft

Soldier Lake14.8 ft

Johnson Lake12.6 ft

Hulbert Lake12.5 ft

Wegwaas Lake12.2 ft

Frenchman Lake10.5 ft

Monocle Lake10.3 ft

Camp Ten Lakes10.2 ft

Michigan EGLE satellite-derived Secchi depth, averages 2018–23, fetched 7 Oct 2026.

Public access

Michigan DNR lists 7 public access sites on 7 lakes in Chippewa County; 4 require a Recreation Passport. The other 105 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.

Lake	Site	Facilities
Caribou Lake	Caribou Lake	1 ramp lane · 11 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Trout Lake	Trout Lake Township Park	1 ramp lane · 14 trailer spaces · vault toilet
First Lake	Potagannissing Flooding	1 ramp lane · 2 trailer spaces · 4 car spaces
Shelldrake Lake	Shelldrake Dam SFCG	1 ramp lane · 2 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · Recreation Passport required
Frenchman Lake	Frenchman Lake	1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Cranberry Lake	Cranberry Flooding	1 car space
Andrus Lake	Andrus Lake SFCG	1 ramp lane · 2 trailer spaces · 5 car spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required

Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 9 Oct 2026.

Stocked lakes

Michigan DNR has stocked 9 lakes in Chippewa County 241 times since 1979. Walleye went into 3 lakes: Caribou Lake, Frenchman Lake and Monocle Lake. The most recent stocking was 29,950 walleye in Caribou Lake on 2 July 2026. High Banks Lake and Dukes Lake are designated trout lakes (Type B), with their own seasons and limits. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Albany Creek, Black Creek, Carp (Trout) Lake, Charlotte River, Kinross (McInnis) Lake, Lake George, Lake Huron and Lake Superior and 13 more.

Species	Lakes	Where
Rainbow trout	4	Andrus Lake, Dukes Lake, High Banks Lake and Walker Lake
Walleye	3	Caribou Lake, Frenchman Lake and Monocle Lake
Brook trout	3	Dukes Lake, High Banks Lake and Trout Brook Pond
Largemouth bass	3	Andrus Lake, Soldier Lake and Walker Lake
Bluegill	3	Andrus Lake, Caribou Lake and Soldier Lake
Smallmouth bass	2	Andrus Lake and Monocle Lake
Tiger muskellunge	1	Caribou Lake
Atlantic salmon	1	High Banks Lake
Splake	1	High Banks Lake
Northern pike	1	Walker Lake
Black crappie	1	Walker Lake

241 stockings, 1979 to 2026, fish stocked per year on a log scale

2026: 5 stockings, 62,507 fish in 4 lakes.

2 Jul 2026STOCKED29,950 walleye, Caribou Lake

10 Jun 2026STOCKED23,067 walleye, Caribou Lake

10 Jun 2026STOCKED6,491 walleye, Frenchman Lake

7 May 2026STOCKED1,700 rainbow trout, High Banks Lake

4 May 2026STOCKED1,299 rainbow trout, Dukes Lake

19 May 2025STOCKED1,795 rainbow trout, High Banks Lake

29 Apr 2025STOCKED1,300 rainbow trout, Dukes Lake

21 Jun 2024STOCKED8,115 walleye, Frenchman Lake

Michigan DNR Fisheries stocking records, fetched 9 Oct 2026. Each stocking is placed by its survey section, so lakes that share a name are kept apart. How we measure

Common questions

How many lakes are in Chippewa County?

160 lakes of 10 acres or more, 112 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.

What is the largest lake in Chippewa County?

Caribou Lake, at 829 acres.

What is the deepest lake in Chippewa County?

Piatt Lake, 60 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.

Which lake in Chippewa County has the clearest water?

Dukes Lake, with an average Secchi depth of about 18 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).

Which Chippewa County lakes have public access?

Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Caribou Lake, Trout Lake, First Lake, Shelldrake Lake, Frenchman Lake, Cranberry Lake and Andrus Lake.

Which Chippewa County lakes are stocked with walleye?

Caribou Lake, Frenchman Lake and Monocle Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.