Michigan

Gogebic County

Its lakes, by the record · 219 lakes · 24,164 acres

Today in Gogebic County

Updated 9 Oct 2026, 1:56 am EDT. Get alerts for Gogebic County lakes

WEATHERCentre of Gogebic County: Overnight: mostly clear, 34°F, wind W 0 to 5 mph. Friday: sunny, 64°F, wind S 0 to 5 mph.

WARNINGSNo weather or fire warnings in effect for Gogebic County.

FIRECAUTION Wildfire No Mans, 0.1 acres. CAUTION Wildfire Nordic, 0.01 acres.

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

ALGAECAUTION Satellite detected cyanobacteria on Lac Vieux Desert (about 17% of the lake, 6 Oct 2026), Thousand Island Lake (about 19% of the lake, 5 Oct 2026), Crooked Lake (about 9% of the lake, 6 Oct 2026), Duck Lake (about 9% of the lake, 5 Oct 2026), Chaney Lake (about 16% of the lake, 6 Oct 2026), Whitefish Lake (about 19% of the lake, 5 Oct 2026), Tenderfoot Lake (about 47% of the lake, 6 Oct 2026) and West Bay Lake (about 22% of the lake, 5 Oct 2026). None detected on the other 14 lakes in their latest clear-sky images. Blooms reported in the last 60 days, not tested: Crooked Lake (2 reports, latest 19 Sep 2026).

LAUNCHES8 public access sites on 8 lakes: 8 open.

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The lakes of Gogebic County

219 lakes · 24,164 acres · 110 with measured depth · 8 with a public launch · 33 stocked

Gogebic County has 219 lakes of 10 acres or more, 198 of them named, covering 24,164 acres of water. The largest is Lac Vieux Desert at 4,370 acres; the deepest measured is Oxbow Lake at 95 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 110 lakes here.

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

45 lakes in Gogebic County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 198 named lakes follows.

Lake	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Launches	Last stocked
Lac Vieux Desert	4,370	38 ft	7 ft	1	2018
Thousand Island Lake	1,009	40 ft	12 ft	1	2026
Clark Lake	836	74 ft	12 ft
Big Lake	733	about 30 ft (est.)	9 ft
Crooked Lake	627	50 ft
Duck Lake	612	25 ft	10 ft	1	2025
Cisco Lake	567	20 ft	7 ft	1	2013
Chaney Lake	496	about 15 ft (est.)	3 ft	1	2000
Whitefish Lake	486	52 ft	11 ft
Langford Lake	482	15 ft	7 ft		2003
McDonald Lake	471	6 ft	4 ft
Sucker Lake	463	20 ft	3 ft

All 198 named lakes, plus 21 unnamed

Lake	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Launches	Last stocked
Lac Vieux Desert	4,370	38 ft	7 ft	1	2018
Thousand Island Lake	1,009	40 ft	12 ft	1	2026
Clark Lake	836	74 ft	12 ft
Big Lake	733	about 30 ft (est.)	9 ft
Crooked Lake	627	50 ft
Duck Lake	612	25 ft	10 ft	1	2025
Cisco Lake	567	20 ft	7 ft	1	2013
Chaney Lake	496	about 15 ft (est.)	3 ft	1	2000
Whitefish Lake	486	52 ft	11 ft
Langford Lake	482	15 ft	7 ft		2003
McDonald Lake	471	6 ft	4 ft
Sucker Lake	463	20 ft	3 ft
Tenderfoot Lake	455	about 35 ft (est.)	9 ft
Wolf Lake	389	12 ft
Loon Lake	366	53 ft	19 ft
West Bay Lake	362	about 45 ft (est.)	9 ft
Mamie Lake	337	about 35 ft (est.)	6 ft
Tamarack Lake	331	18 ft	5 ft	1
Beatons Lake	324	90 ft	13 ft		2026
Pomeroy Lake	314	15 ft	7 ft		1985
Marion Lake	297	about 40 ft (est.)	6 ft		2004
Deer Island Lake	297	53 ft	12 ft
East Bay Lake	277	about 25 ft (est.)	7 ft
Big Bateau Lake	236	37 ft	10 ft
Plum Lake	228	about 40 ft (est.)	12 ft
Sunday Lake	226	5 ft	3 ft		2022
Stateline Lake	211	40 ft			1993
Bass Lake	200	18 ft	7 ft		1980
Birch Lake	181	15 ft	6 ft		2021
Clearwater Lake	177	about 10 ft (est.)	8 ft	1
Bay Lake	174	45 ft	7 ft
Long Lake	172	60 ft	10 ft		2015
Heart Lake	169	5 ft	3 ft
Lindsley Lake	156	about 45 ft (est.)	12 ft		2019
Plymouth Mine Pond	137	about 55 ft (est.)	23 ft
Emeline Lake	133	75 ft	10 ft
Indian Lake	129	about 30 ft (est.)	5 ft
Mill Lake	116		3 ft
Norwood Lake	116
Black River Lake	113	about 25 ft (est.)	4 ft		2026
Taylor Lake	112	40 ft	4 ft
Damon Lake	111	20 ft	9 ft
Dinner Lake	108	25 ft	12 ft	1	2004
Poor Lake	106	about 40 ft (est.)	10 ft
Mountain Lake	106	59 ft	10 ft
Oxbow Lake	98	95 ft	6 ft
Crystal Lake	96	25 ft	10 ft
Moon Lake	95				2026
Presque Isle L(Little)	92	about 40 ft (est.)	12 ft
Devils Head Lake	91	47 ft	8 ft
Imp Lake	91	about 80 ft (est.)	9 ft		2026
Moraine Lake	90	20 ft	11 ft		1993
Bobcat Lake	89	16 ft	5 ft
Presque Isle River Fl	87
Perch Lake	86	about 40 ft (est.)	5 ft
Cup Lake	86	about 30 ft (est.)	4 ft
Big African Lake	86	about 25 ft (est.)	5 ft
Roach Lake	84	about 35 ft (est.)	11 ft
Anderson Lake	81	40 ft	5 ft
Gaylord Lake	80	50 ft	7 ft		1992
Allen Lake	78	40 ft	5 ft		2003
Fishhawk Lake	77	about 35 ft (est.)	11 ft
Brown Lake	73	18 ft	7 ft
Mink Lake	71	10 ft	4 ft
Crane Lake	69	20 ft	6 ft
Hawk Lake	69	10 ft	5 ft
Record Lake	68	about 35 ft (est.)	8 ft
High Lake	68	90 ft	13 ft
West Bear Lake	68	20 ft	6 ft
Helen Lake	68	47 ft	10 ft
Barb Lake	66	about 30 ft (est.)	7 ft
Sun Dance Lake	62	18 ft	4 ft
Marsh Lake	61	40 ft	8 ft
Cloverleaf Lake	61	25 ft	8 ft
Muskeg Lake	59	3 ft
Morley Lake	59	about 30 ft (est.)	8 ft
Finger Lake	59	30 ft			2008
Horseshoe Lake	58	40 ft	5 ft
Saxon Falls Flowage	57
Snap Jack Lake	55	50 ft	12 ft
Gray Lake	54	15 ft	6 ft
Powwow Lake	54	45 ft
Ormes Lake	52	65 ft	7 ft		2004
Eel Lake	52	about 25 ft (est.)	12 ft
Moosehead Lake	51	35 ft	11 ft
Summit Lake	48	38 ft	5 ft
Henry Lake	47	30 ft	4 ft
Grace Lake	47	65 ft	7 ft
Grass Lake	44	25 ft	8 ft		1979
Little Duck Lake	44	69 ft	7 ft
Miller Lake	43	15 ft	6 ft
East Bear Lake	43	25 ft	6 ft
Katherine Lake	42	56 ft	6 ft
Bergner Lake	41	30 ft	5 ft
Stone Lake	40	about 25 ft (est.)
Clear Lake	38	about 35 ft (est.)	9 ft
Holly Lake	37	15 ft	6 ft
Schneider Lake	37	60 ft
Englesby Lake	36	15 ft
Sun Lake	34	55 ft	6 ft
Spider Lake	33	25 ft	5 ft
Castle Lake	33	50 ft	6 ft		2025
Moss Lake	33	42 ft	7 ft
Wilson Lake	33	60 ft	4 ft
Cub Lake	32	23 ft	9 ft
Cox Lake	32	about 30 ft (est.)	4 ft
Mule Lake	32	about 35 ft (est.)	5 ft
Porcupine Lake	32	20 ft	8 ft
Hoist Lake	31	35 ft	7 ft
Little Pomeroy Lake	31	16 ft	7 ft
Plymouth Lake	29	about 35 ft (est.)	7 ft		2004
Tomassi Lake	29	about 45 ft (est.)	4 ft
Kvidera Lake	29	20 ft	5 ft
Hattie Lake	28	26 ft
Joann Lake	28	about 30 ft (est.)	3 ft
Honeysuckle Lake	28	about 30 ft (est.)	6 ft
Fisher Lake	27	39 ft	6 ft
Redboat Lake	26	40 ft	4 ft		2026
Elbow Lake	26	20 ft	3 ft		1981
Beaver Station Lake	26	25 ft
Brush Lake	26	about 20 ft (est.)
Image Lake	26	25 ft	5 ft
Joyce Lake	26	45 ft	9 ft
Bluebell Lake	26	34 ft	4 ft
Scout Lake	25	30 ft	18 ft
Banner Lake	25	about 30 ft (est.)	5 ft
Dream Lake	25	about 35 ft (est.)	8 ft
Guides Lake	25
Glimmerglass Lake	25	about 30 ft (est.)	5 ft
Buck Lake	25	20 ft	6 ft
Florence Lake	24	21 ft	5 ft
Beaver Pond	24
Hartley Lake	24	4 ft	4 ft
Cyrus Lake	23	about 30 ft (est.)	5 ft
Dutch Lake	23	62 ft	6 ft
Marell Lake	22	45 ft	5 ft
Albino Lake	22	about 35 ft (est.)	8 ft
Little African Lake	21	about 25 ft (est.)	4 ft
Shadow Lake	21	about 35 ft (est.)
Lumberjack Lake	21	about 35 ft (est.)	6 ft
Eagle Lake	21
Jennings Lake	21	about 35 ft (est.)
Corey Lake	21	33 ft	6 ft
Trail Lake	20	about 35 ft (est.)
Lois Lake	20	about 35 ft (est.)	7 ft
Ox Yoke Lake	20
Pigeon Lake	20	about 35 ft (est.)	5 ft
Kinwamakwad Lake	20	about 25 ft (est.)	4 ft
Deeryard Lake	19	about 20 ft (est.)	6 ft
Richard Lake	19	about 25 ft (est.)	7 ft
Jane Lake	19	about 35 ft (est.)	6 ft
Range Lake	19	about 35 ft (est.)	5 ft
Thrush Lake	19	25 ft	5 ft
Pan Lake	19	about 30 ft (est.)	7 ft
Pincherry Lake	18	about 30 ft (est.)	3 ft
Hilltop Lake	18	about 55 ft (est.)	8 ft		1996
Spirit Lake	17	about 10 ft (est.)	6 ft
Beaver Dam Lake	17	about 35 ft (est.)
Rickles Lake	17	about 30 ft (est.)
Inkpot Lake	16	about 30 ft (est.)	9 ft
Dawn Lake	16	62 ft	6 ft		1986
Moccasin Lake	16	about 20 ft (est.)	5 ft
Kunschke Lake	16	about 30 ft (est.)	5 ft
Twist Lake	16	about 25 ft (est.)
Little Langford Lake	15	about 20 ft (est.)	5 ft
Little Moon Lake	15
King Lake	15	42 ft	3 ft
Morris Lake	15		7 ft
Hogala Lake	15		6 ft
Big Mosquito Lake	15	65 ft	5 ft
Cornelia Lake	15	38 ft	5 ft		2026
Kickapoo Lake	14		8 ft
Orchid Lake	14	10 ft	10 ft
Germain Lake	14	16 ft	6 ft
Mishike Lake	14	30 ft	6 ft
Trapper Lake	14	55 ft
Misty Lake	14	48 ft	4 ft
Hay Lake	13	35 ft	9 ft
Mastodon Lake	13	24 ft	6 ft		1996
Hook Lake	13
Johnston Springs	13	9 ft
Midget Lake	12
Foxpaw Lake	12	29 ft	8 ft
Partridge Lake	12
Opal Lake	12
Taps Lake	12	10 ft	7 ft
Reynolds Lake	12		8 ft
Gudegast Lake	11	25 ft
Doyle Lake	11	45 ft
Stickley Lake	11
Mayflower Lake	11		4 ft
Snowshoe Lake	11	about 25 ft (est.)	6 ft
Tea Lake	11
Siskin Lake	11
Raspberry Lake	11		4 ft
Wilson Springs	11		6 ft
Foggy Lake	10	6 ft	4 ft
Fleury Lake	10

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.

Deepest lakes

4 lakes in Gogebic County are 75 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. Oxbow Lake is the deepest at 95 ft, then Beatons Lake (90 ft), High Lake (90 ft) and Emeline Lake (75 ft). The depth of the other 88 named lakes has not been surveyed; where an older state estimate exists, the register gives it as an estimate.

Deepest measured point, feet

Oxbow Lake95 ft

Beatons Lake90 ft

High Lake90 ft

Emeline Lake75 ft

Clark Lake74 ft

Little Duck Lake69 ft

Ormes Lake65 ft

Grace Lake65 ft

Big Mosquito Lake65 ft

Dutch Lake62 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 159 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Gogebic County is 6 ft. The clearest is Plymouth Mine Pond at about 23 ft, then Loon Lake (19 ft), Scout Lake (18 ft) and High Lake (13 ft). The least clear is Sunday Lake at about 3 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.

Plymouth Mine Pond23.4 ft

Loon Lake18.6 ft

Scout Lake17.7 ft

High Lake13.2 ft

Beatons Lake12.8 ft

Clark Lake12.5 ft

Dinner Lake12.4 ft

Snap Jack Lake12.1 ft

Eel Lake12.1 ft

Plum Lake12.1 ft

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

Public access

Michigan DNR lists 8 public access sites on 8 lakes in Gogebic County; 8 require a Recreation Passport. The other 190 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.

Lake	Site	Facilities
Lac Vieux Desert	Lac Vieux	2 ramp lanes · 20 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Thousand Island Lake	Thousand Island Lake	2 ramp lanes · 5 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Duck Lake	Duck Lake	1 ramp lane · 10 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Cisco Lake	Cisco Lake	1 ramp lane · 8 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Chaney Lake	Chaney Lake	1 ramp lane · 4 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Tamarack Lake	Tamarack Lake	1 ramp lane · 4 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Clearwater Lake	Clearwater Lake	1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Dinner Lake	Dinner Lake	1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required

Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.

Stocked lakes

Michigan DNR has stocked 33 lakes in Gogebic County 667 times since 1979. Walleye went into 20 lakes: Allen Lake, Beatons Lake, Birch Lake, Chaney Lake, Cisco Lake, Dinner Lake, Duck Lake, Elbow Lake, Gaylord Lake, Lac Vieux Desert, Langford Lake, Lindsley Lake, Long Lake, Marion Lake, Moraine Lake, Ormes Lake, Pomeroy Lake, Stateline Lake, Sunday Lake and Thousand Island Lake. The most recent stocking was 27,113 walleye in Thousand Island Lake on 24 June 2026. Clark Lake, Whitefish Lake, Loon Lake, Beatons Lake, Deer Island Lake, Mountain Lake, Imp Lake, High Lake, West Bear Lake, Helen Lake, Marsh Lake, Snap Jack Lake, East Bear Lake, Katherine Lake, Castle Lake, Moss Lake, Cub Lake, Fisher Lake, Redboat Lake, Glimmerglass Lake, Florence Lake, Corey Lake, Lois Lake, Cornelia Lake, Germain Lake, Trapper Lake and Hay Lake are designated trout lakes (Special, Type A, Type B, Type C), with their own seasons and limits. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: County Line Lake, East Bay (Crooked) Lake, Gudegast (Mud) Lake, Jackson Creek, Lake Gogebic, Lake Superior, Little Carp River and Little Duck (Little Crystal) Lake and 14 more.

Species	Lakes	Where
Walleye	20	Allen Lake, Beatons Lake, Birch Lake, Chaney Lake, Cisco Lake and Dinner Lake and 14 more
Brook trout	9	Black River Lake, Castle Lake, Cornelia Lake, Dawn Lake, Finger Lake and Hilltop Lake and 3 more
Brown trout	8	Black River Lake, Duck Lake, Finger Lake, Grass Lake, Imp Lake and Lac Vieux Desert and 2 more
Splake	5	Beatons Lake, Finger Lake, Imp Lake, Moon Lake and Ormes Lake
Muskellunge	5	Bass Lake, Cisco Lake, Moraine Lake, Pomeroy Lake and Thousand Island Lake
Tiger muskellunge	5	Cisco Lake, Lindsley Lake, Marion Lake, Pomeroy Lake and Sunday Lake
Rainbow trout	4	Beatons Lake, Black River Lake, Moon Lake and Plymouth Lake
Lake trout	4	Beatons Lake, Imp Lake, Moon Lake and Thousand Island Lake
Yellow perch	3	Birch Lake, Long Lake and Marion Lake
Northern pike	1	Mastodon Lake
Fathead minnow	1	Long Lake
Bluegill	1	Marion Lake

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

2026: 7 stockings, 40,881 fish in 7 lakes.

24 Jun 2026STOCKED27,113 walleye, Thousand Island Lake

12 May 2026STOCKED490 brook trout, Black River Lake

5 May 2026STOCKED5,199 rainbow trout, Beatons Lake

4 May 2026STOCKED880 brook trout, Redboat Lake

4 May 2026STOCKED999 brook trout, Cornelia Lake

27 Apr 2026STOCKED3,100 splake, Moon Lake

27 Apr 2026STOCKED3,100 splake, Imp Lake

22 Oct 2025STOCKED2,798 brook trout, Castle Lake

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

Algae and water testing

CAUTION Blooms were reported, not tested, on Crooked Lake. Check current advisories before swimming.

Michigan DHHS has records for 3 lakes in Gogebic County: water samples tested for the toxin microcystin, and bloom reports from the public that may not have been tested. 0 lakes have measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.

19 Sep 2026REPORTEDCrooked Lake: 2 bloom reports since 19 Sep 2026, not tested.

28 Jun 2024TESTEDSunday Lake: 4 water samples, latest 28 Jun 2024; 1 earlier report.

24 Aug 2022TESTEDLac Vieux Desert: 3 water samples, latest 24 Aug 2022.

Michigan DHHS harmful algal bloom records, fetched 7 Oct 2026; U.S. EPA 2019 recreational criteria. Beach E. coli testing is not yet covered here.

Common questions

How many lakes are in Gogebic County?

219 lakes of 10 acres or more, 198 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.

What is the largest lake in Gogebic County?

Lac Vieux Desert, at 4,370 acres.

What is the deepest lake in Gogebic County?

Oxbow Lake, 95 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.

Which lake in Gogebic County has the clearest water?

Plymouth Mine Pond, with an average Secchi depth of about 23 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).

Which Gogebic County lakes have public access?

Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Lac Vieux Desert, Thousand Island Lake, Duck Lake, Cisco Lake, Chaney Lake, Tamarack Lake, Clearwater Lake and Dinner Lake.

Which Gogebic County lakes are stocked with walleye?

Allen Lake, Beatons Lake, Birch Lake, Chaney Lake, Cisco Lake, Dinner Lake, Duck Lake, Elbow Lake, Gaylord Lake, Lac Vieux Desert, Langford Lake, Lindsley Lake, Long Lake, Marion Lake, Moraine Lake, Ormes Lake, Pomeroy Lake, Stateline Lake, Sunday Lake and Thousand Island Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.

Have Gogebic County lakes had toxic algae?

Michigan DHHS has algae records for 3 lakes here; 0 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.