How many lakes are in the Upper Peninsula area?

The Upper Peninsula area has 126 graded lakes with an average water quality grade of B (Good). 38 lakes have Grade A water quality.

Upper Peninsula

Michigan's Upper Peninsula holds thousands of inland lakes spread across northern forest, from Canadian Shield bedrock country in the west to limestone terrain near Lake Michigan. Lake Gogebic is the largest inland lake in the UP, and wilderness waters such as the Sylvania Wilderness and Craig Lake State Park offer some of the most remote paddling and walleye and smallmouth fishing in the Midwest.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Jul 5, 2026

126

Lakes

Avg Grade

Grade A Lakes

With Fish Data

Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Depth	Fish
Camp Lake; Deep Basin; Stambaugh Township	Iron	A	16 ft	-	0
Moon Lake	Gogebic	A	18 ft	-	0
Moon Lake Central Basin; Watersmeet Township	Gogebic	A	18 ft	-	0
Camp Lake	Iron	A	16 ft	-	0
Second Fortune Lake; Crystal Falls Township	Iron	A	21.8 ft	-	0
Sunset Lake West Central Basin; Bates Township	Iron	A	15.5 ft	-	0
Lake Ellen	Iron	A	18 ft	-	0
Ellen Lake South Central Basin; Mansfield Township	Iron	A	17 ft	-	0
Smoky Lake	Iron	A	24 ft	-	1
Second Lake	Iron	A	22.5 ft	-	0
First Lake	Iron	A	21 ft	-	0
Blue Lake	Iron	A	20.5 ft	-	3
Whitefish Bay Deep Lake	Chippewa	A	34.4 ft	-	0
Chicagon Lake	Iron	A	20.3 ft	-	2
Lake Mary Northwest Basin; Mastodon Township	Iron	A	18 ft	-	0
Lake Mary	Iron	A	19.5 ft	-	1
Mcnearney Lake	Chippewa	A	18.5 ft	-	0
Lake Gratiot	Keweenaw	A	17.8 ft	-	0
Tie Lake	Alger	A	15 ft	-	0
Tie Lake; Deep Basin; Munising Township	Alger	A	15 ft	-	0
Clark Lake	Gogebic	A	15.7 ft	-	1
Gratiot Lake	Keweenaw	A	19 ft	-	1
Lake Ottawa	Iron	A	25 ft	-	0
Ottawa Lake Central Basin; Stambaugh Township	Iron	A	20 ft	-	0
Chicagon Lake Central Basin; Stambaugh Township	Iron	A	20.3 ft	-	1
Monocle Lake	Chippewa	A	16 ft	-	13
Twilight Lake	Schoolcraft	A	15.5 ft	-	0
Shag Lake	Marquette	A	15.3 ft	-	7
Golden Lake	Iron	A	20 ft	-	0
Golden Lake Central Basin;Iron River Township	Iron	A	20 ft	-	0
Indian Lake Central Basin; Stambaugh Township	Iron	A	17 ft	-	1
Saint Mary'S River Offshore Lake	Chippewa	A	-	-	0
Beaver Lake	Alger	A	14.7 ft	-	14
Lake Harvey	Keweenaw	A	10.5 ft	-	5
Sargent Lake	Keweenaw	A	10.4 ft	-	1
Siskiwit Lake	Keweenaw	A	19.3 ft	-	2
Big Maggie Lake; Mastodon Township	Iron	A	11 ft	-	0
Saint Mary'S River Shore Lake	Chippewa	A	-	-	0
Back Bay Deep Lake	Chippewa	B	8.2 ft	-	0
Lake Richie	Keweenaw	B	8.3 ft	-	11
Beaver Lake	Keweenaw	B	8 ft	-	16
Sunset Lake	Iron	B	14.5 ft	-	0
Trapper'S Lake	Alger	B	7.5 ft	-	0
Feldtmann Lake	Keweenaw	B	7.3 ft	-	3
Lake George	Keweenaw	B	8 ft	-	9
Legion Lake	Alger	B	9.3 ft	-	0
Grand Sable Lake	Alger	B	8.9 ft	-	0
Lake Ahmik	Keweenaw	B	7 ft	-	2
Whitefish Bay Shore Lake	Chippewa	B	-	-	0
Poor Lake	Gogebic	B	10 ft	-	0
Louis Lake East Central Basin; Waucedah Township	Dickinson	B	12.5 ft	-	2
Fishhawk Lake East Basin; Watersmeet Township	Gogebic	B	10 ft	-	0
Crystal Lake	Gogebic	B	10 ft	-	16
Deer Island Lake	Gogebic	B	11.8 ft	-	0
Long Lake	Gogebic	B	11.5 ft	-	40
Louise Lake	Dickinson	B	12.5 ft	-	1
Long Lake West Basin	Gogebic	B	11.5 ft	-	0
Thousand Island Lake	Gogebic	B	12 ft	-	1
Hamilton Lake Central Basin	Dickinson	B	11.5 ft	-	0
Mary Lake Central Basin Southeast; Waucedah Township	Dickinson	B	13.8 ft	-	0
Mary Lake	Dickinson	B	13.8 ft	-	1
Record Lake; Central Basin; Watersmeet Township	Gogebic	B	10.3 ft	-	0
Lindsley Lake	Gogebic	B	13.5 ft	-	0
Hamilton Lake	Dickinson	B	11.5 ft	-	0
Crystal Lake; East Central Basin; Watersmeet Township	Gogebic	B	11 ft	-	16
Big Bateau Lake	Gogebic	B	11.5 ft	-	0
Buck Lake	Iron	B	11 ft	-	0
Stager Lake Central Basin	Iron	B	13 ft	-	9
Maggie Lakes	Iron	B	11 ft	-	0
Buck Lake North Central Basin; Mastodon Township	Iron	B	11 ft	-	0
Bass Lake North Basin; Forsyth Township	Marquette	B	12.5 ft	-	16
Stager Lake	Iron	B	12.5 ft	-	9
Shag Lake Northeast Basin	Marquette	B	14.3 ft	-	7
Bass Lake	Marquette	B	12 ft	-	13
Little Maggie Lake; Mastodon Township	Iron	B	13.5 ft	-	0
Island Lake; Republic Township	Marquette	B	12 ft	-	4
Bass Lake Central Basin; Forsyth Township	Marquette	B	11.8 ft	-	10
Long Lake	Gogebic	B	12 ft	-	40
Lake Whittlesey	Keweenaw	B	11.6 ft	-	8
Lake Desor	Keweenaw	B	7.8 ft	-	1
Chapel Lake	Alger	B	7.9 ft	-	0
Miners Lake	Alger	B	6.2 ft	-	0
Duck Lake North Basin; Watersmeet Township	Gogebic	B	9.5 ft	-	16
Sugar Island Lake	Chippewa	B	8.2 ft	-	0
Spectacle Lake	Chippewa	B	-	-	0
Back Bay Lake	Chippewa	C	4.9 ft	-	0
Stanley Lake Central Basin; Stambaugh Township	Iron	C	8.5 ft	-	0
Duck Lake	Gogebic	C	9.5 ft	-	16
Fishhawk Lake	Gogebic	C	9.5 ft	-	0
Morley Lake	Gogebic	C	7 ft	-	0
Swan Lake	Iron	C	9 ft	-	0
Big African Lake	Gogebic	C	7.3 ft	-	0
Record Lake	Gogebic	C	9.3 ft	-	0
Big Affrica Lake; Central Basin; Watersmeet Township	Gogebic	C	7 ft	-	0
West Bay Lake	Gogebic	C	7.3 ft	-	0
Lake Independence	Marquette	C	9 ft	-	0
Stanley Lake	Iron	C	9.3 ft	-	0
Cable Lake	Iron	C	7.3 ft	-	0
Perch Lake Central Basin; Bates Township	Iron	C	6 ft	-	0
Cable Lake Central Basin	Iron	C	7.5 ft	-	0