Lake Bailey

Keweenaw County, Michigan · MI DNR bathymetric survey

9ft Max
depth

243 acres 3 contours Public access

Paddling Index67Mixedwooded shoreline · away from major roads

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The lake

Survey readout

Lake Bailey is mapped to a depth of 9 ft on the Michigan DNR survey and covers about 243 acres in Keweenaw County, Michigan.

Measured from the Michigan DNR inland-lake contour survey.

Deepest mapped contour: 9 ft
Mean depth: 3.7 ft · estimated
Surface area: 243 acres
Estimated volume: 895 acre-ft · 292M gal
Shoreline: 3.22 mi · lobed
Aquatic vegetation: 19% of surface · NDVI estimate
Public access: Boat Launch

Additional depth details3 contours

Contour depths: 0–9 ft
Recorded point soundings: 9 ft

100% of the surface sits over water shallower than 10 ft. Depth, area and volume are estimated from the interpolated survey surface — historical reference, not measurement.

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Location

Keweenaw County, Michigan · all 9 lakes · tap a dot for that lake

Chart data

Provenance

Sources: MI DNR inland lake contours, USGS 3DEP, USDA NAIP (public domain), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), MI DNR Boat Launches.

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Map details & sources5 sources

All layers registered to one bounding box; positions in WGS 84.

Survey-derived depth contours drape over USGS 3DEP elevation, with a USDA NAIP aerial basemap and OpenStreetMap shoreline. Colour shows surveyed depth; dark lines are the survey's own isobaths.

Coordinates: 47.45781, -88.09982
MI DNR lake ID: L33716
Vertical exaggeration: 12.0× below the waterline; land at true scale
Basemap: USDA NAIP · public domain
Model size: 2.2 MB

Paddling

Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-08-21

67 / 100MixedData confidence: High

Lake Bailey has a heavily wooded and largely undeveloped setting, moderate open-water exposure, limited nearby major-road exposure. No special watercraft restriction is identified in the current source.

Why this score?5 components

Included in the index

Component	Rating	Points of weight	Measurement
Natural setting	Excellent	25.8 of 30	86% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (56% forest, 30% wetland; 11% developed)
Geometric wind exposure	Good	11.2 of 25	mean fetch 1,530 m · 0% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · moderate open-water fetch
Watercraft controls	None identified	7.5 of 15	No special watercraft restriction identified in the current DNR source. Motors permitted, subject to general law.
Public access	Good	12.8 of 15	1 site with DNR boating-facility records · 1 ramp lane · 8 trailer spaces
Road isolation	Very Good	10.2 of 15	limited nearby major-road exposure · 3 MDOT-classified segments within 1.2 km, peak 712 vehicles/day

Additional paddling considerations

These describe the lake but are not part of the v1 Paddling Index and do not change the number above.

Wake sensitivity: Low — wide enough that wakes disperse over most of the lake
Aquatic vegetation: Moderate — approximately 19% mapped coverage · NAIP aerial imagery (NDVI)
Observed motorized activity: Unknown — No lake-level measurement of boat traffic is available. Legal permission to operate motors is not evidence of use.
Wildlife habitat potential: High — 56% forest and 30% wetland cover within 150 m of shore

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How this index is calculated. The Paddling Index is a relative composite derived from lake geometry and public environmental, access, roadway and watercraft-control data. It is not a user review, a safety rating, or a prediction of an individual outing. Differences of a few points should not be treated as meaningful — an 84 and an 82 are broadly comparable. Components and weights: natural setting 30%, geometric wind exposure 25%, watercraft controls 15%, public access 15%, road isolation 15%; observed motorboat activity is weighted 0% because no defensible lake-level measurement exists. Where a component has no data the remaining weights are renormalized and the confidence rating is lowered; below Medium confidence no number is shown. Sources: MI DNR Boating Access Sites (2026-08), MI DNR Watercraft Control Areas (2026-08), USGS/MRLC NLCD Land Cover (2021), MDOT Annual Average Daily Traffic (2025) and MI DNR bathymetric survey outline (0 ft isobath). Conditions change quickly — check current weather and local conditions before going out.

Fish you might catch

from active stocking

No recent catch, survey, or stocking data for this lake.

Historically stocked, no recent evidence: Tiger Muskellunge (last planted 1991) — not shown above.

Compiled from Michigan DNR stockings within the last 10 years. Silhouettes are stylized and scaled to typical adult sizes relative to one another. Presence is not a promise — fishing isn’t a sure thing.

DNR stocking

state stocking record · 1979–1991

Fish the Michigan DNR has planted in this lake — what was added, distinct from what a survey netted above.

Tiger muskellunge5,520 stocked · 1979–1991 · 13 plantings

No stockings recorded since 1991 — shown as history.

Source: Michigan DNR Fish Stocking Database.

Non-native species records

No non-native species recorded in the available dataset. This does not confirm that no non-native species are present.

Source: Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership Conservation Planner; underlying nonindigenous species records from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.

At the lake

community-mapped amenities · straight-line distance

🥾 Hiking trailhead≈0.4 mi · 8 mapped

From OpenStreetMap community mapping — shown only where something is mapped; an amenity missing here may still exist. Distances are straight-line. Verify before you rely on it. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Quick answers

Lake Bailey — common questions

How deep is Lake Bailey?

The deepest contour on the Michigan DNR bathymetric survey of Lake Bailey is 9 ft. That is the deepest depth the historical survey map records, which may differ from the deepest point of the lake itself.

How big is Lake Bailey?

Lake Bailey covers about 243 acres in Keweenaw County, Michigan.

What is the average depth of Lake Bailey?

The estimated mean depth of Lake Bailey is 3.7 ft, calculated from the survey contours.

Is there public access to Lake Bailey?

Yes. The Michigan DNR boat-launch data identifies 1 public access site on Lake Bailey, including Lake Bailey.