Long Lake
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Long Lake is mapped to a depth of 88 ft on the Michigan DNR survey and covers about 2,979 acres in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
Measured from the Michigan DNR inland-lake contour survey (depths read from the survey's isobath field; this lake's summary-depth column is blank in the source).
- Deepest sounding
- 88 ft
- Mean depth
- 23.5 ft · estimated
- Surface area
- 2,979 acres
- Estimated volume
- 70,073 acre-ft · 22,833M gal
- Shoreline
- 16.71 mi · irregular
- Aquatic vegetation
- 4% of surface · NDVI estimate
- Public access
- Boat Launch
Additional depth details14 contours
- Contour depths
- 0–88 ft
- Recorded point soundings
- 88 ft, 70 ft, 58 ft, 55 ft, 53 ft, 52 ft
Other waters with a public launch on this map: Bass Lake. Their launches are not marked on the model — only Long Lake’s own are.
23.6% of the surface sits over water shallower than 10 ft; 55.9% is deeper than 20 ft. Depth, area and volume are estimated from the interpolated survey surface — historical reference, not measurement.
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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
- 44.72154, -85.75191
- MI DNR lake ID
- L20782
- Vertical exaggeration
- 4.79× below the waterline; land at true scale
- Basemap
- USDA NAIP · public domain
- Model size
- 2.4 MB
Paddling
Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-08-21Long Lake has a mixed natural and developed setting, long open-water fetch, substantial nearby higher-volume roads. 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 | Mixed | 12.2 of 30 | 51% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (36% forest, 13% wetland; 29% developed) |
| Geometric wind exposure | Modest | 2.1 of 25 | mean fetch 3,685 m · 0% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · long 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 · 2 ramp lanes · 76 trailer spaces |
| Road isolation | Modest | 0.8 of 15 | substantial nearby higher-volume roads · 127 MDOT-classified segments within 1.2 km, peak 11,837 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
- Low — approximately 4% 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
- Moderate — 36% forest and 13% wetland cover within 150 m of shore
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Fish you might catch
from angler catches & active stocking14 species with recent evidence in this lake — sized relative to each other. Illustrations are AI-generated representative adults in everyday colours, not photographs (provenance).
Muskellunge
Common Carp
Walleye
Largemouth Bass
White Sucker
Smallmouth Bass
Bullhead
Crappie
Redear Sunfish
Yellow Perch
Bluegill
Rock Bass
Hybrid Sunfish
PumpkinseedFishing rules for this lake Beta
Size and daily limits for the 14 species found here — 14 open to harvest.
These are hook-and-line size, daily limit and season rules. Gear, spearing and bow fishing, spawning closures and rod limits are set by other Fisheries Orders and are not shown here.
From FO-206.26 (eff. 2026-04-01) / FO-215.23A (eff. 2023-09-15) / FO-254.25 (eff. 2025-10-10), checked against the 2026 Michigan Fishing Regulations digest · verified 2026-08-24. Regulations can change — Michigan DNR rules are the controlling source; verify current regulations before fishing. Official regulations
Notable catches
Master Angler program · 1994–2025Trophy-size fish anglers caught here and registered with the DNR — what people have actually caught, distinct from what a survey netted or the state stocked below.
Catch details by species14 species
Biggest on record
Bait: live bait (120) · crawler (84) · night crawler (23)
Method: spincasting (200) · still fishing (141) · drift fishing (32) · trolling (27)
DNR stocking
state stocking record · 1986–1995Fish the Michigan DNR has planted in this lake — what was added, distinct from what a survey netted above.
No stockings recorded since 1995 — shown as history.
At the lake
community-mapped amenities · straight-line distanceBait & tackle nearby
licensed retail bait dealers · straight-line distanceLong Lake — common questions
How deep is Long Lake?
The deepest contour on the Michigan DNR bathymetric survey of Long Lake is 88 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 Long Lake?
Long Lake covers about 2,979 acres in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
What is the average depth of Long Lake?
The estimated mean depth of Long Lake is 23.5 ft, calculated from the survey contours.
What fish are in Long Lake?
Species with survey, catch or recent-stocking evidence include largemouth bass, muskellunge, smallmouth bass, walleye, bluegill, bullhead. The page lists all 14 species and the evidence behind each.
Is there public access to Long Lake?
No public launch for Long Lake appears in the Michigan DNR access data. That is not the same as the lake being private -- municipal and private ramps are not in that source.
