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Lakes / Michigan / Chicagon Lake

Chicagon Lake, Michigan

1,083 acres
Surface Area
110 ft
Max Depth
1,430 ft
Surface Elevation

Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes

Locator - Michigan

LansingDetroitChicagon LakeIron Co.

46.06 degrees N, 88.50 degrees W - Iron County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its Michigan DNR coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.

Depth Profile - Chicagon Lake

0 ft - SurfaceMax Depth - 110 ftA Typical Shallow Lake - Under 20 ft Deep

Schematic cross-section drawn to one shared depth scale - not a survey or bathymetric map.

Facts and Figures

Waterbody ID36-137
CountyIron
Species Stocked by Michigan DNRBrown Trout, Lake Herring, Lake Trout, Muskellunge, Rainbow Trout, Splake, Walleye, White Sucker
Coordinates46.0626, -88.4967

Deepest Natural Lakes in Michigan

#LakeCountySurface AreaMax Depth
1Torch LakeAntrim18,713 acres285 ft
2Elk LakeAntrim8,194 acres192 ft
3Crystal LakeBenzie9,865 acres175 ft
4Lake AngelineMarquette-162 ft
5Syphon LakeLuce11 acres160 ft

Largest Lakes in Michigan

#LakeCountySurface AreaMax Depth
1Houghton LakeRoscommon20,070 acres21 ft
2Torch LakeAntrim18,713 acres285 ft
3Burt LakeCheboygan17,393 acres73 ft
4Lake CharlevoixCharlevoix17,256 acres120 ft
5Mullett LakeCheboygan16,702 acres120 ft
Sources: Michigan DNR lake data (ID 36-137); USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.