Michigan

Schoolcraft County

Its lakes, by the record · 202 lakes · 25,797 acres

Today in Schoolcraft County

Updated 9 Oct 2026, 2:43 am EDT. Get alerts for Schoolcraft County lakes

WEATHERCentre of Schoolcraft County: Overnight: partly cloudy, 33°F, wind W 5 mph. Friday: sunny, 63°F, wind NW 5 mph.

WARNINGSNo weather or fire warnings in effect for Schoolcraft County.

FIRENo wildfires or prescribed burns reported within 25 miles of the county's centre.

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

ALGAECAUTION Satellite detected cyanobacteria on Indian Lake (about 17% of the lake, 6 Oct 2026), McDonald Lake (about 39% of the lake, 28 Sep 2026), Gulliver Lake (about 45% of the lake, 5 Oct 2026) and Bass Lake (about 39% of the lake, 27 Sep 2026). None detected on the other 5 lakes in their latest clear-sky images.

LAUNCHES14 public access sites on 11 lakes: 14 open.

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The lakes of Schoolcraft County

202 lakes · 25,797 acres · 83 with measured depth · 10 with a public launch · 35 stocked

Schoolcraft County has 202 lakes of 10 acres or more, 168 of them named, covering 25,797 acres of water. The largest is Indian Lake at 8,647 acres; the deepest measured is McKeever Lake at 65 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 83 lakes here. Several names repeat: 2 lakes are called E Pool, 2 lakes are called Long Lake and 2 lakes are called Cedar 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

55 lakes in Schoolcraft County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 168 named lakes follows.

Lake	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Launches	Last stocked
Indian Lake	8,647	about 15 ft (est.)	8 ft	3	2026
McDonald Lake	1,441	10 ft	7 ft	1	2001
Gulliver Lake	881	25 ft	8 ft		1998
C-Three Pool	549
M Pool	545	about 25 ft (est.)	2 ft
Marsh Creek Pool	461	about 20 ft (est.)	4 ft
E Pool, Germfask Township	444	about 25 ft (est.)	3 ft
C-Two Pool	383	about 25 ft (est.)	3 ft
Thunder Lake	331	20 ft	9 ft		2024
Jamestown Slough	331	about 20 ft (est.)
Bass Lake	286	20 ft	8 ft
C Pool	255	about 25 ft (est.)	4 ft

All 168 named lakes, plus 34 unnamed

Lake	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Launches	Last stocked
Indian Lake	8,647	about 15 ft (est.)	8 ft	3	2026
McDonald Lake	1,441	10 ft	7 ft	1	2001
Gulliver Lake	881	25 ft	8 ft		1998
C-Three Pool	549
M Pool	545	about 25 ft (est.)	2 ft
Marsh Creek Pool	461	about 20 ft (est.)	4 ft
E Pool, Germfask Township	444	about 25 ft (est.)	3 ft
C-Two Pool	383	about 25 ft (est.)	3 ft
Thunder Lake	331	20 ft	9 ft		2024
Jamestown Slough	331	about 20 ft (est.)
Bass Lake	286	20 ft	8 ft
C Pool	255	about 25 ft (est.)	4 ft
B Pool	235
T Pool	232	about 15 ft (est.)	3 ft
A Pool	229	about 20 ft (est.)	2 ft
Tee Lake	198	10 ft
Ross Lake	196	20 ft	6 ft	1	1998
Petes Lake	194	35 ft	14 ft		2026
Crooked Lake	193	about 35 ft (est.)	12 ft
Straits Lake	190	25 ft	9 ft
Grassy Lake	188	30 ft	9 ft		1984
Stewart Lake	182	5 ft	3 ft
A-Two Pool	181
J Pool	180	about 25 ft (est.)	3 ft
F Pool	175	about 15 ft (est.)	2 ft
Triangle Lake	173	30 ft	12 ft
D Pool	165	about 20 ft (est.)	2 ft
Driggs Lake	163	25 ft	12 ft
Palmer Lake	161	6 ft	2 ft
Byers Lake	160	15 ft	6 ft
Lily Lake	155	15 ft	5 ft
Corner Lake	150	about 35 ft (est.)	8 ft		2026
McKeever Lake	147	65 ft	12 ft		2026
G Pool	147	about 20 ft (est.)	3 ft
Merwin Lake	147	3 ft	4 ft
Kennedy Lake	141	8 ft	6 ft	1
Big Island Lake	140	35 ft			2023
Cusino Lake	137	30 ft	5 ft	1
Steuben Lake	136	55 ft	8 ft
Murphy Lake	133	35 ft	14 ft
Lake Anne Louise	133	about 25 ft (est.)	3 ft
Colwell Lake	130	25 ft	12 ft		1993
Gemini Lakes	128	20 ft	6 ft	2	2004
Worchester Lake	120	6 ft	3 ft
Long Lake, Hiawatha Township	117	15 ft	7 ft
Sand Lake	113	10 ft	5 ft		2015
Smith Lake	113	about 40 ft (est.)	15 ft
Cedar Lake, Mueller Township	109	5 ft	3 ft
Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township	109	50 ft	20 ft		2025
Boot Lake	106	30 ft	6 ft		2015
Marblehead Lake	106	3 ft	4 ft
Shuberts Lake	105	6 ft	2 ft
I Pool, Germfask Township	104	about 20 ft (est.)	2 ft
Island Lake	103	60 ft			2006
Stanley Lake	100	10 ft
H Pool	91	about 25 ft (est.)	3 ft
Herman Lake	85	25 ft	6 ft
Townline Lake	84	35 ft	13 ft
Spur Pool	84	about 20 ft (est.)
Dodge Lake	84	55 ft	14 ft	1	1997
Farm Lake	82	10 ft	4 ft
Chip Lake	81	about 25 ft (est.)	8 ft
Little Bass Lake	81	15 ft			1994
Clear Lake, Doyle Township	80	24 ft	10 ft
Mezik Lake	70	4 ft
Lower Goose Pen Pool	70	about 15 ft (est.)
Ford Lake	69	17 ft	8 ft
Moon Lake	67
Snyder Lake	63	15 ft	9 ft
Ironjaw Lake	59	40 ft
Shoepac Lake	58	about 15 ft (est.)	2 ft
Twilight Lake	56	45 ft	13 ft		2026
Cookson Lake, Inwood Township	55	35 ft	10 ft
Ostrander Lake	55	20 ft	12 ft
Hughes Lake	51	30 ft	18 ft
East Lake	50	25 ft	12 ft		1991
Carpenter Lake	48	about 30 ft (est.)	5 ft
Coattail Lake	48	25 ft	13 ft
Sturgeon Hole Slough	48	about 15 ft (est.)
Minnow Lake	46	4 ft	3 ft
Swan Lake	46	30 ft	12 ft		1988
Minerva Lake	44	20 ft	12 ft		1986
Beaton Lake	44	40 ft	8 ft
Klondike Lake	43	45 ft	12 ft
Little Island Lake	41	5 ft	6 ft
Leg Lake	40	15 ft	12 ft
Pear Lake	39	10 ft	7 ft
Upper Goose Pen Pool	39	about 15 ft (est.)	3 ft
Red Lake	38	30 ft	12 ft		1984
Green Bass Lake	38	40 ft	7 ft
Upper Thunder Lake, Inwood Township	38	about 25 ft (est.)	7 ft
Canoe Lake	35	11 ft	3 ft	1
Three Island Lake	35	15 ft	10 ft
Dutch Fred Lake	34	45 ft	13 ft	1	2014
Lake Anne Louise (west	33	about 25 ft (est.)	5 ft
Cornell Lake	33	about 15 ft (est.)	4 ft
Grass Lake	33
Bonnet Lake	33	about 30 ft (est.)	10 ft
Fawn Lake	31	33 ft	11 ft
Ninemile Lake	30	about 20 ft (est.)	3 ft
Fork Lake	30	about 25 ft (est.)	4 ft
Vance Lake	29	15 ft	10 ft
Millaquaka Lake	29	4 ft	3 ft
Davis Slough	29
Island Lake Slough	29	about 15 ft (est.)
Sucker Lake	29	about 5 ft (est.)	4 ft
Blue Joe Lake	28	about 30 ft (est.)	12 ft
Wedge Lake	27	30 ft	7 ft
Mahoney Lake	27	about 25 ft (est.)	4 ft
Camp Nine Lakes	27	29 ft
Bootjack Lake	26	about 25 ft (est.)
Toms Lake	26	40 ft	5 ft		1991
Michaud Lake	25	5 ft
Clear Slough	25	about 20 ft (est.)
I Pool, Germfask Township	25	about 15 ft (est.)	3 ft
Bluegill Lake	25	30 ft	10 ft		1995
Hutt Lake	25	about 25 ft (est.)	14 ft		1983
The Reservoir	25
Upper Thunder Lake, Inwood Township	24
Goose (Lower)	23	about 20 ft (est.)
Tad Lake	23	about 15 ft (est.)	3 ft
Mid Lake	22	30 ft	6 ft		1990
Kimble Lake	22	about 25 ft (est.)	9 ft		1990
Twin Lakes	22	about 35 ft (est.)	13 ft
Banana Lake	22	about 25 ft (est.)	12 ft		2026
Buck Lake	21	about 30 ft (est.)	4 ft
Verdant Lake	21	40 ft	7 ft
Bursaw Marsh	21	about 20 ft (est.)
Long Lake, Seney Township	21	about 35 ft (est.)	5 ft
Goose (Upper)	20	about 15 ft (est.)
Nineteen Lake	20	about 30 ft (est.)	12 ft
McInnes Lake	19	about 25 ft (est.)	12 ft		1981
Lost Lake, Germfask Township	19	about 15 ft (est.)	1 ft
E Pool, Germfask Township	18	about 15 ft (est.)
Rumble Lake	18	about 25 ft (est.)	11 ft
Mike White Lake	18	about 30 ft (est.)	7 ft
Jack Lake	17	about 25 ft (est.)
Calspar Quarry Pool	17	about 25 ft (est.)
Little Ross Lake	17	about 25 ft (est.)	2 ft
Doyle Lake	17	20 ft	8 ft
Perch Lake	17	about 15 ft (est.)
Taylor Lake	15	about 25 ft (est.)
Otter Lake	15	about 25 ft (est.)
Tighe Lake	15	5 ft
Cookson Lake, Doyle Township	15	4 ft	4 ft
South Muleshoe Lake	15		13 ft
Mud Lake	14
Rim Lake	14	15 ft	9 ft		1991
Little Muddy Lake	14		3 ft
Hub Lake	14	5 ft
Neds Lake	14	40 ft	9 ft		2026
Brevick Lake	14
Ashford Lake	14	35 ft		1	1999
Smith Slough	14		3 ft
Greenway Lake	13		4 ft
Lorraine Lake	13		2 ft
Delta Creek Pool	13
Cranberry Lake	13	45 ft	5 ft
Spring Lake	13		11 ft
Aldrich Lake	12
Peanut Lake	12	15 ft
Cedar Lake, Inwood Township	12		5 ft
Neighbor Lake	12
Anderson Lake	11		3 ft
Woodruff Lake	11		11 ft
Lost Lake, Seney Township	10				2026
Little Murphy Lake	10	25 ft	13 ft
Sprinkler Lake	10		6 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.

Deepest lakes

5 lakes in Schoolcraft County are 50 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. McKeever Lake is the deepest at 65 ft, then Island Lake (60 ft), Steuben Lake (55 ft) and Dodge Lake (55 ft). The depth of the other 85 named lakes has not been surveyed; where an older state estimate exists, the register gives it as an estimate.

Deepest measured point, feet

McKeever Lake65 ft

Island Lake60 ft

Steuben Lake55 ft

Dodge Lake55 ft

Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township50 ft

Twilight Lake45 ft

Klondike Lake45 ft

Dutch Fred Lake45 ft

Cranberry Lake45 ft

Ironjaw Lake40 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 125 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Schoolcraft County is 7 ft. The clearest is Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township at about 20 ft, then Hughes Lake (18 ft), Smith Lake (15 ft) and Dodge Lake (14 ft). The least clear is Lost Lake, Germfask Township at about 1 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.

Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township19.9 ft

Hughes Lake17.9 ft

Smith Lake14.7 ft

Dodge Lake14.2 ft

Petes Lake13.8 ft

Hutt Lake13.7 ft

Murphy Lake13.5 ft

Dutch Fred Lake13.3 ft

Townline Lake12.9 ft

Twilight Lake12.9 ft

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

Public access

Michigan DNR lists 13 public access sites on 10 lakes in Schoolcraft County; 13 require a Recreation Passport. The other 158 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.

Lake	Site	Facilities
Indian Lake	Indian Lake State Park- South Unit	2 ramp lanes · 13 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Indian Lake	Indian Lake State Park- West Unit	2 car spaces · Recreation Passport required
Indian Lake	Palms Book SP	1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
McDonald Lake	McDonald Lake	1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Ross Lake	Ross Lake Sfcg	1 ramp lane · 5 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Kennedy Lake	Kennedy Lake	1 ramp lane · 3 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Cusino Lake	Cusino Lake Sfcg	1 car space · Recreation Passport required
Gemini Lakes	North Gemini Lake Sfcg	1 ramp lane · 3 trailer spaces · Recreation Passport required
Gemini Lakes	South Gemini Lake Sfcg	1 car space · Recreation Passport required
Dodge Lake	Dodge Lake	1 ramp lane · 8 trailer spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Canoe Lake	Canoe Lake State Forest Campground	1 car space · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required
Dutch Fred Lake	Dutch Fred Lake	1 ramp lane · 2 trailer spaces · 5 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required
Ashford Lake	Ashford Lake	1 ramp lane · 1 trailer space · 1 car space · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required

Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.

Stocked lakes

Michigan DNR has stocked 35 lakes in Schoolcraft County 605 times since 1979. Walleye went into 10 lakes: Boot Lake, Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township, Corner Lake, Gemini Lakes, Gulliver Lake, Indian Lake, McDonald Lake, Petes Lake, Sand Lake and Thunder Lake. The most recent stocking was 9,231 walleye in Indian Lake on 7 July 2026. Twilight Lake, Banana Lake, Nineteen Lake, Neds Lake and Lost Lake are designated trout lakes (Type A, Type B, Type D), with their own seasons and limits. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Bear (19) Lake, Big Bass Lake, Big Murphy Creek, Big Spring, Cusino (Round) Lake, Driggs River, Fox River and Grid 0213 and 14 more.

Species	Lakes	Where
Largemouth bass	11	Ashford Lake, Boot Lake, Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township, Colwell Lake, East Lake and Hutt Lake and 5 more
Walleye	10	Boot Lake, Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township, Corner Lake, Gemini Lakes, Gulliver Lake and Indian Lake and 4 more
Brook trout	8	Ashford Lake, Bluegill Lake, Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township, Dutch Fred Lake, Lost Lake, Seney Township and Mid Lake and 2 more
Northern pike	7	Grassy Lake, Little Bass Lake, McInnes Lake, McKeever Lake, Minerva Lake and Petes Lake and 1 more
Splake	6	Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township, Dodge Lake, Dutch Fred Lake, Island Lake, Neds Lake and Twilight Lake
Rainbow trout	6	Banana Lake, Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township, Dodge Lake, East Lake, Island Lake and Swan Lake
Muskellunge	5	Big Island Lake, Grassy Lake, Indian Lake, McKeever Lake and Mid Lake
Smallmouth bass	4	Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township, Dutch Fred Lake, Ross Lake and Swan Lake
Brown trout	3	Ashford Lake, Rim Lake and Swan Lake
Lake trout	2	Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township and McKeever Lake
Black crappie	2	Kimble Lake and Toms Lake
Tiger muskellunge	2	Boot Lake and Indian Lake
Fathead minnow	2	Kimble Lake and Red Lake
Bluegill	1	Petes Lake
Golden shiner	1	East Lake
Rainbow smelt	1	Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township
Arctic grayling	1	Dutch Fred Lake
Bluntnose minnow	1	Swan Lake

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

2026: 8 stockings, 24,178 fish in 8 lakes.

7 Jul 2026STOCKED9,231 walleye, Indian Lake

23 Jun 2026STOCKED4,850 walleye, Petes Lake

23 Jun 2026STOCKED7,088 walleye, Corner Lake

2 Jun 2026STOCKED66 muskellunge, McKeever Lake

20 May 2026STOCKED605 brook trout, Lost Lake, Seney Township

14 May 2026STOCKED1,198 splake, Twilight Lake

14 May 2026STOCKED310 splake, Neds Lake

11 May 2026STOCKED830 rainbow trout, Banana 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

Michigan DHHS has records for 2 lakes in Schoolcraft 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.

5 Aug 2025REPORTEDSmith Lake: 1 earlier report.

6 Oct 2022REPORTEDHughes Lake: 1 earlier report.

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 Schoolcraft County?

202 lakes of 10 acres or more, 168 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.

What is the largest lake in Schoolcraft County?

Indian Lake, at 8,647 acres.

What is the deepest lake in Schoolcraft County?

McKeever Lake, 65 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.

Which lake in Schoolcraft County has the clearest water?

Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township, with an average Secchi depth of about 20 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).

Which Schoolcraft County lakes have public access?

Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Indian Lake, McDonald Lake, Ross Lake, Kennedy Lake, Cusino Lake, Gemini Lakes, Dodge Lake and Canoe Lake and 2 more.

Which Schoolcraft County lakes are stocked with walleye?

Boot Lake, Clear Lake, Hiawatha Township, Corner Lake, Gemini Lakes, Gulliver Lake, Indian Lake, McDonald Lake, Petes Lake, Sand Lake and Thunder Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.

Have Schoolcraft County lakes had toxic algae?

Michigan DHHS has algae records for 2 lakes here; 0 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.