Manistee Lake, Kalkaska County, Michigan

874 acres

Surface Area

1,194 ft

Surface Elevation

Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes

Locator - Michigan

44.78 degrees N, 85.02 degrees W - Kalkaska 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.

How Manistee Lake Stacks Up

The largest lake in Kalkaska County among those counted.
About 29 miles from Traverse City, as the crow flies.

Facts and Figures

Waterbody IDHYDRO-25747

CountyKalkaska

Species Stocked by Michigan DNRFathead Minnow, Golden Shiner, Walleye

Coordinates44.7819, -85.0220

Deepest Natural Lakes in Michigan

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Torch Lake	Antrim	18,713 acres	285 ft
2	Elk Lake	Antrim	8,194 acres	192 ft
3	Crystal Lake	Benzie	9,865 acres	175 ft
4	Lake Angeline	Marquette	-	162 ft
5	Syphon Lake	Luce	11 acres	160 ft

Largest Lakes in Michigan

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Houghton Lake	Roscommon	20,070 acres	21 ft
2	Torch Lake	Antrim	18,713 acres	285 ft
3	Burt Lake	Cheboygan	17,393 acres	73 ft
4	Lake Charlevoix	Charlevoix	17,256 acres	120 ft
5	Mullett Lake	Cheboygan	16,702 acres	120 ft

Sources: Michigan DNR lake data (ID HYDRO-25747); USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.