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Biggest Lakes and Reservoirs in Michigan

Michigan's biggest named fishing waters by surface acreage, from USGS records. 993 lakes and reservoirs carry acreage data in Michigan; more water usually means more patterns to unlock.

In this scope: 993 waters · 14,439,459 acres

  1. Lake MichiganLake · Mason County14,296,881 acres
  2. Torch LakeLake · Antrim County18,728 acres
  3. Lake LeelanauLake · Leelanau County8,615 acres
  4. Elk LakeLake · Antrim County8,052 acres
  5. Glen LakeLake · Leelanau County6,293 acres
  6. Hamlin LakeLake · Mason County4,695 acres
  7. Muskegon LakeLake · Muskegon County4,207 acres
  8. Hardy Dam PondReservoir · Newaygo County3,150 acres
  9. Long LakeLake · Grand Traverse County2,913 acres
  10. Lake SkegemogLake · Kalkaska County2,768 acres
  11. Dead River Storage BasinReservoir · Marquette County2,738 acres
  12. White LakeLake · Muskegon County2,578 acres
  13. Platte LakeLake · Benzie County2,533 acres
  14. Portage LakeLake · Manistee County2,116 acres
  15. Green LakeLake · Grand Traverse County1,998 acres
  16. Duck LakeLake · Grand Traverse County1,945 acres
  17. Bear LakeLake · Manistee County1,875 acres
  18. Lake MacatawaLake · Ottawa County1,817 acres
  19. Lake BellaireLake · Antrim County1,790 acres
  20. Lake AlleganReservoir · Allegan County1,700 acres
  21. Croton Dam PondReservoir · Newaygo County1,241 acres
  22. Spring LakeLake · Ottawa County1,128 acres
  23. Tippy DamReservoir · Manistee County1,080 acres
  24. Manistee LakeLake · Manistee County1,044 acres
  25. Diamond LakeLake · Cass County1,040 acres

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