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Marquette County

Its lakes, by the record · 298 lakes · 32,204 acres

Today in Marquette County

Updated 9 Oct 2026, 2:24 am EDT. Get alerts for Marquette County lakes

WEATHERCentre of Marquette County: Overnight: partly cloudy, 35°F, wind W 5 mph. Friday: sunny, 59°F, wind SW 5 to 10 mph.

WARNINGSNo weather or fire warnings in effect for Marquette County.

FIRECAUTION Wildfire Trail 8, 0.1 acres.

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

ALGAECAUTION Satellite detected cyanobacteria on Lake Michigamme (about 11% of the lake, 5 Oct 2026), Lake Independence (about 65% of the lake, 28 Sep 2026), Deer Lake (about 35% of the lake, 6 Oct 2026), Mountain Lake (about 8% of the lake, 5 Oct 2026), Ives Lake (about 25% of the lake, 5 Oct 2026), Little Lake (about 9% of the lake, 28 Sep 2026), Goose Lake (about 44% of the lake, 6 Oct 2026) and Bass Lake (about 21% of the lake, 5 Oct 2026). None detected on the other 7 lakes in their latest clear-sky images. Blooms reported in the last 60 days, not tested: Deer Lake, Ishpeming Township (25 Sep 2026).

LAUNCHES35 public access sites on 33 lakes: 35 open.

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The lakes of Marquette County

298 lakes · 32,204 acres · 68 with measured depth · 32 with a public launch · 46 stocked

Marquette County has 298 lakes of 10 acres or more, 239 of them named, covering 32,204 acres of water. The largest is Lake Michigamme at 4,292 acres; the deepest measured is Lake Angeline at 162 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 68 lakes here. Several names repeat: 6 lakes are called Horseshoe Lake, 5 lakes are called Perch Lake and 4 lakes are called Island 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

52 lakes in Marquette County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 239 named lakes follows.

Lake	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Launches	Last stocked
Lake Michigamme	4,292	70 ft	7 ft	3	2024
Dead River Storage Bas	2,737			1
Lake Independence	2,041	30 ft	7 ft		2022
Silver Lake Basin	1,425	about 70 ft (est.)	6 ft	1	2019
Greenwood Reservoir	1,073	about 50 ft (est.)	6 ft	1	2003
Empire Mine Tailings B	1,058
Deer Lake, Ishpeming Township	906			1
Mountain Lake	835	about 70 ft (est.)	8 ft
Empire Mine tailings p	706		8 ft
Teal Lake	485	32 ft	15 ft		2008
Ives Lake	471	about 45 ft (est.)	7 ft		2015
Little Lake	460	50 ft	6 ft	1	2026

All 239 named lakes, plus 59 unnamed

Lake	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Launches	Last stocked
Lake Michigamme	4,292	70 ft	7 ft	3	2024
Dead River Storage Bas	2,737			1
Lake Independence	2,041	30 ft	7 ft		2022
Silver Lake Basin	1,425	about 70 ft (est.)	6 ft	1	2019
Greenwood Reservoir	1,073	about 50 ft (est.)	6 ft	1	2003
Empire Mine Tailings B	1,058
Deer Lake, Ishpeming Township	906			1
Mountain Lake	835	about 70 ft (est.)	8 ft
Empire Mine tailings p	706		8 ft
Teal Lake	485	32 ft	15 ft		2008
Ives Lake	471	about 45 ft (est.)	7 ft		2015
Little Lake	460	50 ft	6 ft	1	2026
Goose Lake, Richmond Township	410	15 ft	4 ft	1	2016
Conway Lake	355	about 30 ft (est.)	8 ft		2018
Tilden Recirculation B, Tilden Township	342	about 35 ft (est.)	1 ft
Rush Lake	313
Tilden Recirculation B, Tilden Township	295	about 30 ft (est.)	0 ft
Pine Lake	276		9 ft
Bass Lake, Forsyth Township	273	25 ft	8 ft	1
Squaw Lake	247	80 ft	16 ft	1	2018
Schweitzer Cr Flowage	245	about 40 ft (est.)	10 ft	1
Chief Lake	222	53 ft	15 ft
James D Jeske Flooding	218			1
Witch Lake	211	95 ft	14 ft	1	2026
Shag Lake	195	30 ft		1
Cataract Basin	179
Log Lake	175	47 ft	6 ft		2012
Second Lake, Powell Township	172	about 55 ft (est.)	9 ft
Howe Lake	169	about 30 ft (est.)	10 ft		2019
Lake Kawbawgam	168	7 ft	6 ft
Sundog Lake	163	about 30 ft (est.)	8 ft		1989
Fish Lake	151	30 ft	6 ft		2025
Saux Head Lake	148	about 35 ft (est.)	11 ft
Lake Sally	146	about 70 ft (est.)	15 ft
Big Bass Lake	141				2012
Thomas Lake	138
Lake Keewaydin	132	25 ft	7 ft	1
Lake Lory	128	about 30 ft (est.)	9 ft
Horseshoe Lake, Republic Township	126	24 ft	11 ft	1
Humboldt Tailings Pond	126	about 30 ft (est.)
Lake Margaret	120	about 30 ft (est.)	9 ft
McClure Storage Basin	118			1
Wolf Lake	113	13 ft	6 ft	1	2013
Helen Lake	113	15 ft	9 ft		2021
Lotto Lake	110	about 15 ft (est.)	11 ft
Marquette #3	110	about 25 ft (est.)	5 ft
Lake Elinor	109	about 20 ft (est.)	6 ft
Goose Lake, Republic Township	108
Little Shag Lake	107	35 ft	17 ft	1	2026
Bulldog Lake	102	about 35 ft (est.)	6 ft
Dishno Lake	101	about 20 ft (est.)	5 ft
Indian Lake	100	about 30 ft (est.)	7 ft
Bat Lake	98	70 ft	13 ft
Lake LeVasseur	94			1
Mud Lake, Forsyth Township	93	4 ft	2 ft
Van Riper Lakes	92	about 30 ft (est.)	7 ft
Brocky Lake	92	about 25 ft (est.)	5 ft	1	2026
Mehl Lake	90	20 ft	11 ft		2019
Pike Lake	90	37 ft	12 ft	1	2022
White Deer Lake	88	about 40 ft (est.)	6 ft
Four Island Lake	85
White Horse Bay	85		7 ft
Pelissier Lake	84	7 ft	2 ft
Rice Lake	83	5 ft	2 ft
Big Mud Lake	79	about 20 ft (est.)	3 ft
Johnson Lake, Forsyth Township	78	45 ft	17 ft	1	2016
Sporley Lake	77	42 ft	14 ft	1	2026
Bass Lake, Forsyth Township	76	78 ft	17 ft	1
Lake Angeline	75	162 ft	16 ft	1	2026
Green Crk. Impoundment	72	about 25 ft (est.)	7 ft
Lake Ogden	70	19 ft	11 ft
Pickerel Lake	69	about 25 ft (est.)	3 ft
Little White Goat Lake	67	10 ft	6 ft
Chabeneau Lake	63	about 30 ft (est.)	14 ft
Lower Baraga Lake	63	about 30 ft (est.)	8 ft
Lake Ann	63				2019
Simons Lake	62	about 40 ft (est.)	10 ft
Harlow Lake	61	about 25 ft (est.)	9 ft	1
Little Bass lake	61	about 25 ft (est.)	13 ft
Gibson Lake	59	about 40 ft (est.)	13 ft
Dewey Lake	58	about 10 ft (est.)	9 ft
Grant Lake	58	15 ft	7 ft
Lake Arfelin	57	35 ft	13 ft	1	2026
Crooked Lake	57	41 ft			2015
Casey Lake	54	about 35 ft (est.)	10 ft
Bullhead Lake	53	about 30 ft (est.)	8 ft
Tilden Lake	52	about 25 ft (est.)
Anderson Lake	51	30 ft	8 ft	1
Cliff Lake	50	about 40 ft (est.)	8 ft
Perch Lake, Republic Township	50	55 ft	10 ft	1	2018
Boston Lake	50	15 ft	5 ft
Engman Lake	48	36 ft	10 ft	1
Island Lake, Republic Township	48	28 ft
Lake Gribben	47		0 ft
Long Lake, Humboldt Township	47
Little Chief Lake	46	20 ft	6 ft
Twin Lake	46	about 15 ft (est.)	6 ft
Perch Lake, Ely Township	44	about 25 ft (est.)	11 ft
Milwaukee Lake	44	about 30 ft (est.)	11 ft
Michigamme Basin	43		6 ft
Round Lake	42	about 25 ft (est.)	6 ft		2010
Horseshoe Lake, Tilden Township	41
Greenwood Res. (SE arm	41
Glass Lake	40
Bush Lake	40	about 30 ft (est.)	8 ft		2021
Birch Lake	40	about 30 ft (est.)	10 ft
Third Lake, Powell Township	39		7 ft
Little Squaw Lake	39	30 ft	15 ft
Miller Lake	38	25 ft	7 ft
Trout Lake, Powell Township	38	about 35 ft (est.)	9 ft
Granite Lake	37	about 20 ft (est.)	4 ft
Farmer Lake	36	30 ft	11 ft
Horseshoe Lake, Republic Township	36	about 45 ft (est.)	7 ft
Hasseib Lake	36	50 ft	9 ft		1981
Perch Lake, Humboldt Township	35	about 30 ft (est.)	7 ft
Slough Lake	34	about 15 ft (est.)	2 ft
Camp Fifteen Lake	34	about 20 ft (est.)	10 ft
Morbit Lake	34	25 ft	4 ft
Cooper Lake	34	15 ft	4 ft
Michigamme River	33		6 ft		1990
Porterfield Lake	33	about 25 ft (est.)	12 ft
Lowmoor Lake	33	53 ft	4 ft
Horseshoe Lake, Forsyth Township	33
Hebert Lake	32	about 20 ft (est.)	5 ft
Hot Jack Lake	32	about 20 ft (est.)	5 ft
Skinnies Lake	31	about 15 ft (est.)	2 ft
Drake Lake	31	about 25 ft (est.)	8 ft
Bear Lake	31
Stump Lake	30	5 ft	4 ft
Van Riper Lakes (west)	30	34 ft	7 ft
Boot Lake	30	about 30 ft (est.)	11 ft
Trembath Lake	30	30 ft	9 ft
Island Lake, Champion Township	30	about 30 ft (est.)	10 ft		1996
Spring Lake, Republic Township	30	about 45 ft (est.)	13 ft		2010
Powell Lake	30	15 ft	5 ft
Long Lake, Tilden Township	29	about 30 ft (est.)	13 ft
Provost Lake	29	about 20 ft (est.)	9 ft
Clear Lake	28	30 ft	12 ft		2018
Island Lake, Ely Township	28	about 25 ft (est.)	12 ft
Lake Miller	28	16 ft	9 ft
MacGregor Lake	28	about 20 ft (est.)	4 ft
Bertraud Lake	28	35 ft	15 ft
Trout Lake, Tilden Township	28
Rock Lake	27	25 ft	6 ft
Blue Lake, Tilden Township	26	about 20 ft (est.)	5 ft
Big Trout Lake	26	15 ft	7 ft	1	2026
Juncob Lake	26	about 30 ft (est.)	7 ft
Horseshoe Lake, Humboldt Township	26	about 30 ft (est.)	11 ft
Gold Mine Lake	26	19 ft	5 ft		1992
Martin Lake	26	about 15 ft (est.)	13 ft
Van Riper Lake (NW)	25	15 ft	9 ft
Pilliot Lake	25	about 20 ft (est.)	9 ft
Buto Lake, Republic Township	25		6 ft
Mud Lake, Republic Township	24	20 ft	11 ft
Little Perch Lake	24	about 30 ft (est.)	10 ft
McKenzie Bay	24	about 30 ft (est.)	14 ft
Gooselake Pond	24	about 20 ft (est.)	7 ft
Section 5 Lake	24	about 25 ft (est.)	7 ft
Blemhuber Lake	24	about 20 ft (est.)	7 ft
Penglase Lake	24	about 25 ft (est.)	9 ft
Lake Arvid	23
Perch Lake, Republic Township	23	23 ft	6 ft
Lake Raymond	22	about 30 ft (est.)	9 ft
Carp River Lake	22
Island Lake, Republic Township	22	about 25 ft (est.)	11 ft		2025
Noren Lake	22	about 20 ft (est.)	13 ft
Three Lake	22	about 25 ft (est.)	4 ft
Bobs Lake	21	about 20 ft (est.)	4 ft
Lake Bancroft	21	about 20 ft (est.)	6 ft
Perch Lake, Forsyth Township	21	about 15 ft (est.)	7 ft
Section Twenty-eight L	20	about 20 ft (est.)	7 ft
Third Lake, Humboldt Township	20	about 25 ft (est.)	3 ft
Grass Lake	20	about 25 ft (est.)	6 ft
Voelker Lake	20	about 20 ft (est.)	6 ft
Section 13 Lake	19	about 20 ft (est.)	7 ft		2024
Kidney Lake	19	about 30 ft (est.)	10 ft
Martins Lake	19	about 25 ft (est.)	7 ft
Twin Lake (north)	18	90 ft	13 ft	1
Twin Lake (south)	18	about 30 ft (est.)	11 ft
Lake Minnie	18	about 30 ft (est.)	12 ft
Gander Lake	18
Tibbets Lake	18	about 25 ft (est.)	9 ft
Heart Lake, Republic Township	18	about 25 ft (est.)	8 ft
Echo Lake	18	about 30 ft (est.)	11 ft
Chain Lake (north)	17	about 20 ft (est.)	12 ft
Spring Lake, Forsyth Township	17	15 ft	4 ft
Charley Lake (west)	17	22 ft	12 ft
Chain Lake (south)	17		5 ft
Just Lake	17	40 ft	7 ft		2025
Hay Lake	17	about 15 ft (est.)	1 ft
Palmer Lake	17	about 30 ft (est.)
Dead River Headwater	17	about 30 ft (est.)	6 ft
Boys Lake	17	about 25 ft (est.)	9 ft
Blue Lake, Forsyth Township	16	about 15 ft (est.)	9 ft
Farquar Lake	16	about 20 ft (est.)	11 ft
Harris Lake	15	about 30 ft (est.)	9 ft		1993
Wahlstrom Lake	15	about 25 ft (est.)	5 ft
Sunson Lake	15	about 25 ft (est.)	12 ft
Wilson Lake	15	about 25 ft (est.)	15 ft
Lake Bacon	15	about 20 ft (est.)	6 ft
Horseshoe Lake, Negaunee	15		16 ft
Heart Lake, Ely Township	14		5 ft
Buto Lake, Republic Township	14	about 30 ft (est.)
Tonkowa Lake	14		15 ft
Bilsky Lake	14		14 ft
Schoolhouse Lake	14
Deer Lake, Ely Township	14		7 ft
Lake Vedder	14		8 ft		1992
Second Bass Lake	14
Tower Lake	14		5 ft
Enchantment Lake	14		6 ft
Big Bear Lake	14		7 ft		1992
Nirish Lake	13		6 ft
Third Bass Lake	13		10 ft
Beaver Lake	13		3 ft
Charley Lake (east)	13	25 ft	14 ft
Chain Lake (Central)	13	about 20 ft (est.)	14 ft
Erickson Lake	13		13 ft
North Lake	12	14 ft	10 ft
Landon Lake	12		8 ft
Greenier Lake	12
Bob Lake	12
Foster Lake	12
Autio Lake	12		6 ft
Hay Wire Lake	12		11 ft
Johnson Lake, Ely Township	11		8 ft
Irene Lake	11	18 ft
Petcuson Lake	11		10 ft
Little Dishno Lake	11		8 ft
Swanzy Lake	11				2026
Strawberry Lake	11		8 ft		2026
Silver Mine Lakes	11		9 ft
Little Pelissier Lake	11	5 ft	3 ft
Chain of Lakes	11	40 ft	10 ft
Gimse Lake	11		2 ft
Baldwin Kiln Lake	10		6 ft
Mud Lake, Humboldt Township	10		9 ft
Second Lake, Chocolay Township	10		4 ft
Brown 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

5 lakes in Marquette County are 75 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. Lake Angeline is the deepest at 162 ft, then Witch Lake (95 ft), Twin Lake (north) (90 ft) and Squaw Lake (80 ft). The depth of the other 171 named lakes has not been surveyed; where an older state estimate exists, the register gives it as an estimate.

Deepest measured point, feet

Lake Angeline162 ft

Witch Lake95 ft

Twin Lake (north)90 ft

Squaw Lake80 ft

Bass Lake, Forsyth Township78 ft

Lake Michigamme70 ft

Bat Lake70 ft

Perch Lake, Republic Township55 ft

Chief Lake53 ft

Lowmoor Lake53 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 201 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Marquette County is 8 ft. The clearest is Little Shag Lake at about 17 ft, then Johnson Lake, Forsyth Township (17 ft), Bass Lake, Forsyth Township (17 ft) and Horseshoe Lake, Negaunee (16 ft). The least clear is Lake Gribben at about 0 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.

Little Shag Lake17.2 ft

Johnson Lake, Forsyth Township17.0 ft

Bass Lake, Forsyth Township16.8 ft

Horseshoe Lake, Negaunee16.2 ft

Lake Angeline15.8 ft

Squaw Lake15.6 ft

Wilson Lake15.4 ft

Chief Lake14.8 ft

Bertraud Lake14.7 ft

Teal Lake14.7 ft

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

Public access

Michigan DNR lists 34 public access sites on 32 lakes in Marquette County; 29 require a Recreation Passport. The other 207 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.

Lake	Site	Facilities
Lake Michigamme	Michigamme Township Park	1 ramp lane · 8 trailer spaces
Lake Michigamme	Lake Michigamme	2 ramp lanes · 20 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Lake Michigamme	Van Riper State Park	1 ramp lane · 17 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Dead River Storage Bas	Hoist Basin	1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · 10 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom
Silver Lake Basin	Silver Lake	1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · Recreation Passport required
Greenwood Reservoir	Greenwood Reservoir	2 ramp lanes · 11 trailer spaces · 5 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Deer Lake, Ishpeming Township	Deer Lake	2 ramp lanes · 6 trailer spaces · 7 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Little Lake	Little Lake SFCG	1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Goose Lake, Richmond Township	Goose Lake	1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · Recreation Passport required
Bass Lake, Forsyth Township	East Bass Lake	1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · 6 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Squaw Lake	Squaw Lake SFCG	1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Schweitzer Cr Flowage	Schweitzer Creek Flowage	1 ramp lane · 10 trailer spaces · 3 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
James D Jeske Flooding	Sand River Flooding (or Sand Lake Flooding)	1 ramp lane · 2 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces
Witch Lake	Witch Lake	1 ramp lane · 9 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Shag Lake	Big Shag Lake	1 ramp lane · 11 trailer spaces · 8 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Lake Keewaydin	Keewaydin Lake	1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Horseshoe Lake, Republic Township	Horseshoe Lake SFCG	1 ramp lane · 3 trailer spaces · 1 car space · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
McClure Storage Basin	McClure Storage Basin	1 ramp lane · 4 trailer spaces · 8 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom
Wolf Lake	Wolf Lake	1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · 8 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Little Shag Lake	Little Shag Lake	1 ramp lane · 7 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Lake LeVasseur	Lake Le Vasseur	1 ramp lane · 4 trailer spaces · 4 car spaces
Brocky Lake	Brocky Lake	1 ramp lane · 4 trailer spaces · 5 car spaces · Recreation Passport required
Pike Lake	Pike Lake SFCG	1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · Recreation Passport required
Johnson Lake, Forsyth Township	Johnson Lake	1 ramp lane · 6 trailer spaces · 5 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Sporley Lake	Sporley Lake	1 ramp lane · 3 trailer spaces · 3 car spaces · Recreation Passport required
Bass Lake, Forsyth Township	West Bass Lake SFCG	1 ramp lane · 10 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Lake Angeline	Lake Angeline	1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Harlow Lake	Harlow Lake	1 ramp lane · 8 trailer spaces · Recreation Passport required
Lake Arfelin	Arfelin Lake	1 ramp lane · 7 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Anderson Lake	Anderson Lake West SFCG	1 ramp lane · 9 trailer spaces · Recreation Passport required
Perch Lake, Republic Township	Perch Lake	1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Engman Lake	Engman's Lake	1 ramp lane · 7 trailer spaces · 9 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Big Trout Lake	Big Trout Lake	1 ramp lane · 3 trailer spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Twin Lake (north)	Twin Lake	6 car spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required

Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.

Stocked lakes

Michigan DNR has stocked 46 lakes in Marquette County 1,390 times since 1979. Walleye went into 14 lakes: Big Bass Lake, Conway Lake, Fish Lake, Goose Lake, Richmond Township, Greenwood Reservoir, Harris Lake, Lake Independence, Lake Michigamme, Little Lake, Log Lake, Mehl Lake, Pike Lake, Teal Lake and Witch Lake. The most recent stocking was 16,525 walleye in Little Lake on 24 June 2026. Little Shag Lake, Brocky Lake, Sporley Lake, Bass Lake, Lake Arfelin, Perch Lake, Slough Lake, Big Trout Lake, Island Lake, Twin Lake (north), Just Lake and Strawberry Lake are designated trout lakes (Type A, Type B, Type E), with their own seasons and limits. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Barnhardt Creek, Bass Lake (East), Bass Lake (West), Bed Spring Lake, Big Shag Lake, Big West Branch Escanaba River, Boney Falls Basin and Bryan Creek and 58 more.

Species	Lakes	Where
Brook trout	24	Big Trout Lake, Bush Lake, Clear Lake, Crooked Lake, Hasseib Lake and Island Lake, Champion Township and 18 more
Rainbow trout	19	Michigamme River, Big Bass Lake, Big Trout Lake, Brocky Lake, Bush Lake and Clear Lake and 13 more
Walleye	14	Big Bass Lake, Conway Lake, Fish Lake, Goose Lake, Richmond Township, Greenwood Reservoir and Harris Lake and 8 more
Splake	12	Crooked Lake, Johnson Lake, Forsyth Township, Lake Angeline, Lake Arfelin, Lake Michigamme and Little Shag Lake and 6 more
Brown trout	12	Michigamme River, Big Trout Lake, Brocky Lake, Crooked Lake, Howe Lake and Johnson Lake, Forsyth Township and 6 more
Lake trout	10	Johnson Lake, Forsyth Township, Lake Angeline, Lake Arfelin, Lake Michigamme, Perch Lake, Republic Township and Silver Lake Basin and 4 more
Bluegill	6	Harris Lake, Johnson Lake, Forsyth Township, Lake Independence, Silver Lake Basin, Sundog Lake and Wolf Lake
Yellow perch	5	Fish Lake, Helen Lake, Lake Michigamme, Little Lake and Sundog Lake
Smallmouth bass	5	Big Bear Lake, Lake Angeline, Lake Michigamme, Lake Vedder and Log Lake
Largemouth bass	4	Gold Mine Lake, Harris Lake, Pike Lake and Wolf Lake
Black crappie	3	Helen Lake, Lake Independence and Wolf Lake
Fathead minnow	2	Bush Lake and Helen Lake
Pumpkinseed	2	Sundog Lake and Wolf Lake
Tiger muskellunge	2	Lake Angeline and Lake Michigamme
Muskellunge	1	Lake Michigamme
Arctic grayling	1	Spring Lake, Republic Township
Rainbow smelt	1	Lake Angeline
Northern pike	1	Lake Independence

1,390 stockings, 1979 to 2026, fish stocked per year on a log scale

2026: 12 stockings, 49,846 fish in 10 lakes.

24 Jun 2026STOCKED16,525 walleye, Little Lake

23 Jun 2026STOCKED10,500 walleye, Witch Lake

26 May 2026STOCKED6,277 splake, Lake Angeline

22 May 2026STOCKED1,830 splake, Lake Arfelin

15 May 2026STOCKED787 brook trout, Strawberry Lake

4 May 2026STOCKED3,700 rainbow trout, Brocky Lake

4 May 2026STOCKED1,700 brown trout, Brocky Lake

4 May 2026STOCKED1,400 brown trout, Sporley 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 Deer Lake, Ishpeming Township. Check current advisories before swimming.

Michigan DHHS has records for 4 lakes in Marquette County: water samples tested for the toxin microcystin, and bloom reports from the public that may not have been tested. 1 lake has measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.

25 Sep 2026REPORTEDDeer Lake, Ishpeming Township: bloom reported 25 Sep 2026, not tested; 1 earlier report.

28 Aug 2024REPORTEDLittle Perch Lake: 1 earlier report.

1 Oct 2022REPORTEDDead River Storage Bas: 1 earlier report.

19 Sep 2022TESTEDIsland Lake, Ely Township: highest microcystin 9.6 ppb (19 Sep 2022); 1 water sample, latest 19 Sep 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 Marquette County?

298 lakes of 10 acres or more, 239 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.

What is the largest lake in Marquette County?

Lake Michigamme, at 4,292 acres.

What is the deepest lake in Marquette County?

Lake Angeline, 162 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.

Which lake in Marquette County has the clearest water?

Little Shag Lake, with an average Secchi depth of about 17 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).

Which Marquette County lakes have public access?

Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Lake Michigamme, Dead River Storage Bas, Silver Lake Basin, Greenwood Reservoir, Deer Lake, Ishpeming Township, Little Lake, Goose Lake, Richmond Township and Bass Lake, Forsyth Township and 24 more.

Which Marquette County lakes are stocked with walleye?

Big Bass Lake, Conway Lake, Fish Lake, Goose Lake, Richmond Township, Greenwood Reservoir, Harris Lake, Lake Independence, Lake Michigamme, Little Lake, Log Lake, Mehl Lake, Pike Lake, Teal Lake and Witch Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.

Have Marquette County lakes had toxic algae?

Michigan DHHS has algae records for 4 lakes here; 1 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.