Witch Lake is a lake in Marquette County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Witch Lake?

Witch Lake has a maximum depth of 95 feet and an average depth of 18 feet. The lake covers 211 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Witch Lake?

Witch Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Witch Lake. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Witch Lake?

Witch Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Michigan's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Witch Lake

Marquette County, Michigan211 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from EGLE for this lake.

Max depth

95 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

211 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.1 mi

Measured length

95 ft max depth
Public access

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Witch Lake in Marquette County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 95 ft. Surface area: 211 acres.

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Water clarity at Witch Lake

Clear water. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Witch Lake averaged 4.22 m (14 ft) of visibility down into the water, so you can typically see several feet down in midsummer.

Nobody has taken a water sample here that we can find. Michigan's environmental agency measures clarity on lakes like this one from satellite images instead, which is why this page reports how clear the water is and no phosphorus or algae readings.

Clear is not the same as clean. A lake can be easy to see through and still carry high nutrient levels, and a naturally tea-stained lake can be perfectly healthy. The nutrient and algae readings on other lakes come from phosphorus and chlorophyll-a measured in a laboratory, and clarity alone cannot stand in for them.

The same satellite images put summer algae here at roughly 2.94 micrograms per litre. Estimating algae from orbit is far less exact than measuring clarity, so that figure is worth knowing and is not part of any rating.

Witch Lake is a 211-acre lake in Marquette County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 95 feet (18-foot average). Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Witch Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp
Deep water95 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Witch Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Witch Lake

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Witch Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

95 ft

Average depth

18 ft

Surface area

211 acres

Shoreline

1.1 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by EGLE

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Witch LakePublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Witch Lake

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Frequently asked questions about Witch Lake

Where is Witch Lake?: Witch Lake is a lake in Marquette County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Witch Lake?: Witch Lake in Marquette County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 95 ft. Surface area: 211 acres.
Is Witch Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Witch Lake?: Witch Lake has a maximum depth of 95 feet and an average depth of 18 feet. The lake covers 211 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Witch Lake?: Witch Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Witch Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Witch Lake?: Witch Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Michigan's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.