Updated 9 Oct 2026, 2:56 am EDT. Get alerts for Whitefish Lake
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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
486 acres · deepest 52 ft (measured) · shoreline about 4.9 mi · clarity about 11 ft
Whitefish Lake is the 9th largest of the 198 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Gogebic County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 21st deepest of the 110 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 144 of the other 158 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 4.9 miles along the state outline. About 68% of its area is deeper than 20 ft.
Ranks against Gogebic County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure
Average water clarity is about 11 ft (Secchi depth 3.5 m, satellite readings 2018–23).
Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.
Whitefish Lake is 52 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 486 acres.
About 81% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.