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31 lakes · 3,142 acres · 19 with measured depth · 7 with a public launch · 8 stocked
Crawford County has 31 lakes of 10 acres or more, 31 of them named, covering 3,142 acres of water. The largest is Lake Margrethe at 1,922 acres; the deepest measured is Shupac Lake at 97 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 19 lakes here.
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.
5 lakes in Crawford County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 31 named lakes follows.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Margrethe | 1,922 | 65 ft | 11 ft | 1 | 2026 |
| Shellenbarger Lake | 114 | 19 ft | 2 ft | ||
| Wakeley Lake | 110 | about 25 ft (est.) | 11 ft | 1983 | |
| KP Lake | 109 | 25 ft | 1 | ||
| Shupac Lake | 105 | 97 ft | 18 ft | 1 | 2026 |
| Grayling Electric | 83 | ||||
| Big Creek Impoundment | 78 | 8 ft | 2022 | ||
| Section One Lake | 59 | 27 ft | 1 | ||
| Conner's Marsh | 54 | about 15 ft (est.) | |||
| Simpson Creek | 49 | ||||
| Lost Lake | 43 | 25 ft | 12 ft | ||
| West Lake | 42 | about 20 ft (est.) |
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Margrethe | 1,922 | 65 ft | 11 ft | 1 | 2026 |
| Shellenbarger Lake | 114 | 19 ft | 2 ft | ||
| Wakeley Lake | 110 | about 25 ft (est.) | 11 ft | 1983 | |
| KP Lake | 109 | 25 ft | 1 | ||
| Shupac Lake | 105 | 97 ft | 18 ft | 1 | 2026 |
| Grayling Electric | 83 | ||||
| Big Creek Impoundment | 78 | 8 ft | 2022 | ||
| Section One Lake | 59 | 27 ft | 1 | ||
| Conner's Marsh | 54 | about 15 ft (est.) | |||
| Simpson Creek | 49 | ||||
| Lost Lake | 43 | 25 ft | 12 ft | ||
| West Lake | 42 | about 20 ft (est.) | |||
| Jones Lake | 40 | 37 ft | 9 ft | 1 | 2023 |
| Barnes Lake | 34 | about 35 ft (est.) | 15 ft | ||
| Bear Lake | 32 | 15 ft | 9 ft | ||
| Blue Gill Lake | 29 | 16 ft | 13 ft | 1 | |
| Horseshoe Lake | 26 | 24 ft | 7 ft | 1 | 1987 |
| Frog Lake (central) | 21 | 31 ft | 15 ft | ||
| Mud Lake | 19 | about 15 ft (est.) | 2 ft | ||
| Hunters Lake | 19 | about 15 ft (est.) | |||
| River Lake | 17 | 31 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Hiscock Lake | 17 | about 25 ft (est.) | |||
| Kellogg Lake | 17 | ||||
| Howes Lake | 15 | 24 ft | 11 ft | 2021 | |
| Kyle Lake | 15 | 25 ft | 12 ft | ||
| Kneff Lakes | 13 | 40 ft | 19 ft | 2026 | |
| May Lake | 13 | 26 ft | 8 ft | ||
| Lonesome Lake | 12 | 20 ft | 12 ft | ||
| Little K P Lake | 12 | 14 ft | 6 ft | ||
| Pickerel Lake | 12 | 35 ft | 8 ft | ||
| Marsh Lake | 11 | 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 7–8 Oct 2026.
2 lakes in Crawford County are 50 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. Shupac Lake is the deepest at 97 ft, then Lake Margrethe (65 ft), Kneff Lakes (40 ft) and Jones Lake (37 ft). The depth of the other 12 named lakes has not been surveyed; where an older state estimate exists, the register gives it as an estimate.
Michigan DNR lake survey deep points, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Clarity is the depth at which a black-and-white Secchi disk disappears from view. Across 22 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Crawford County is 11 ft. The clearest is Kneff Lakes at about 19 ft, then Shupac Lake (18 ft), Frog Lake (central) (15 ft) and Barnes Lake (15 ft). The least clear is Shellenbarger Lake at about 2 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.
Michigan EGLE satellite-derived Secchi depth, averages 2018–23, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR lists 7 public access sites on 7 lakes in Crawford County; 7 require a Recreation Passport. The other 24 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.
| Lake | Site | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Margrethe | Lake Margrethe SFCG | 2 ramp lanes · 44 trailer spaces · 10 car spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required |
| KP Lake | K.P. Lake | 1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · 4 car spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required |
| Shupac Lake | Shupac Lake SFCG | 1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · 4 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Section One Lake | Section One Lake | 1 ramp lane · 1 trailer space · 2 car spaces · Recreation Passport required |
| Jones Lake | Jones Lake SFCG | 1 ramp lane · 11 trailer spaces · 8 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Blue Gill Lake | Bluegill Lake | 1 ramp lane · 2 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · Recreation Passport required |
| Horseshoe Lake | Horseshoe Lake | 1 ramp lane · 2 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · Recreation Passport required |
Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked 8 lakes in Crawford County 258 times since 1979. Walleye went into 3 lakes: Big Creek Impoundment, Jones Lake and Lake Margrethe. The most recent stocking was 62,470 walleye in Lake Margrethe on 29 June 2026. Shupac Lake and Kneff Lakes are designated trout lakes (Type A), with their own seasons and limits. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Au Sable River, Bear (Hardgrove) Lake, Bright Lake (Alexander Lakes), Clear Lake, Dollar Lake, Duck Lake, East Branch Au Sable River and Glory Lake (Alexander Lakes) and 9 more.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 4 | Horseshoe Lake, Howes Lake, Kneff Lakes and Shupac Lake |
| Walleye | 3 | Big Creek Impoundment, Jones Lake and Lake Margrethe |
| Brook trout | 2 | Howes Lake and Shupac Lake |
| Brown trout | 2 | Howes Lake and Shupac Lake |
| Yellow perch | 2 | Lake Margrethe and Wakeley Lake |
| Muskellunge | 1 | Lake Margrethe |
| Lake trout | 1 | Shupac Lake |
| Northern pike | 1 | Lake Margrethe |
| Arctic grayling | 1 | Kneff Lakes |
| Tiger muskellunge | 1 | Lake Margrethe |
| Hybrid sunfish | 1 | Howes Lake |
| Largemouth bass | 1 | Howes Lake |
2026: 3 stockings, 69,049 fish in 3 lakes.
Michigan DNR Fisheries stocking records, fetched 8 Oct 2026. Each stocking is placed by its survey section, so lakes that share a name are kept apart. How we measure
31 lakes of 10 acres or more, 31 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Lake Margrethe, at 1,922 acres.
Shupac Lake, 97 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Kneff Lakes, with an average Secchi depth of about 19 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).
Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Lake Margrethe, KP Lake, Shupac Lake, Section One Lake, Jones Lake, Blue Gill Lake and Horseshoe Lake.
Big Creek Impoundment, Jones Lake and Lake Margrethe, by Michigan DNR stocking records.