Michigan has 10 lakes named Trout Lake of 10 acres or more, in 9 counties. The largest is in Chippewa County (568 acres); the deepest measured, in Chippewa County (35 ft). 1 has been stocked by the DNR and 3 have a public launch.
How they differ: The clearest is in Clare County, about 13 ft of visibility in the 2023 satellite estimate; the most recently stocked is in Gladwin County (16 Apr 2002); public launches are listed on the ones in Chippewa County, Oakland County and Gladwin County; the other 7 have no public access site in the DNR list; 1 has a full page here with a depth map, linked below.
Circles sized by area and shaded by deepest measured point. Michigan DNR lake polygons and depth surveys.
Largest first. The nearest town is the closest place in the Census list to the middle of the lake.
| Lake | Near | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Stockings | Launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trout LakeChippewa County, Trout Lake Township | 21 mi east of Naubinway | 568 | 35 ft | 8 ft | 1 | |
| Trout LakeOakland County, Orion Township | 3 mi south of Lake Orion | 65 | about 25 ft (est.) | 8 ft | 1 | |
| Trout LakeAlger County, Mathias Township | 9 mi southeast of Chatham | 61 | 11 ft | 2 ft | ||
| Trout LakeBaraga County, Spurr Township | 19 mi southeast of L'Anse | 47 | 14 ft | 6 ft | ||
| Trout LakePowell Township, Marquette County, Powell Township | 9 mi west of Big Bay | 38 | about 35 ft (est.) | 9 ft | ||
| Trout LakeTilden Township, Marquette County, Tilden Township | 12 mi south of Ishpeming | 28 | ||||
| Trout LakeGladwin County, Sherman Township | 11 mi north of Gladwin | 26 | 15 ft | 6 ft | 7 times, last 2002 | 1 |
| Trout LakeNewaygo County, Lincoln Township | 2 mi west of White Cloud | 21 | ||||
| Trout LakeClare County, Franklin Township | 12 mi northeast of Harrison | 20 | about 35 ft (est.) | 13 ft | ||
| Trout LakeAlcona County, Millen Township | 14 mi west of Lincoln | 16 | about 25 ft (est.) | 11 ft |
Depth: Michigan DNR survey soundings; "about" figures are older Michigan EGLE estimates. Clarity: Michigan EGLE satellite estimate, 2023 average. Stockings: Michigan DNR Fisheries. Launches: Michigan DNR public access sites. Towns: US Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer. How we measure