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Peach Lake

Ogemaw County, Michigan · MI DNR bathymetric survey
70ft Max
depth
233 acres 8 contours Public access
Paddling Index54Modestsheltered geometry
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The lake

Survey readout

Peach Lake is mapped to a depth of 70 ft on the Michigan DNR survey and covers about 233 acres in Ogemaw County, Michigan.

Measured from the Michigan DNR inland-lake contour survey.

Deepest mapped contour
70 ft
Mean depth
19.2 ft · estimated
Surface area
233 acres
Estimated volume
4,467 acre-ft · 1,456M gal
Shoreline
3.11 mi · lobed
Aquatic vegetation
1% of surface · NDVI estimate
Public access
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Additional depth details8 contours
Contour depths
0–70 ft
Recorded point soundings
70 ft

40.1% of the surface sits over water shallower than 10 ft; 43.8% is deeper than 20 ft. Depth, area and volume are estimated from the interpolated survey surface — historical reference, not measurement.

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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
44.29428, -84.16954
MI DNR lake ID
L449
Vertical exaggeration
1.4×
Basemap
USDA NAIP · public domain
Model size
2.2 MB

Paddling

Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-08-21
54 / 100ModestData confidence: High

Peach Lake has a partly natural setting, generally sheltered geometry, nearby higher-volume roads. No special watercraft restriction is identified in the current source.

Why this score?5 components

Included in the index

ComponentRatingPoints of weightMeasurement
Natural settingGood13.7 of 3054% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (19% forest, 32% wetland; 25% developed)
Geometric wind exposureVery Good14.3 of 25mean fetch 1,135 m · 2% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · generally short fetch
Watercraft controlsNone identified7.5 of 15No special watercraft restriction identified in the current DNR source. Motors permitted, subject to general law.
Public accessGood12.8 of 151 site with DNR boating-facility records · 1 ramp lane · 15 trailer spaces
Road isolationMixed5.7 of 15nearby higher-volume roads · 13 MDOT-classified segments within 1.2 km, peak 11,205 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 1% 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 — 19% forest and 32% wetland cover within 150 m of shore
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 angler catches, DNR surveys & active stocking

15 species with recent evidence in this lake — sized relative to each other. Illustrations are AI-generated representative adults in everyday colours, not photographs (provenance).

Northern Pike
Walleye
White Sucker
Bass
Bullhead
Black Crappie
Crappie
Yellow Perch
Bluegill
Rock Bass
Pumpkinseed
Green Sunfish
Killifish
Minnow
Iowa Darter

Fishing rules for this lake Beta

Size and daily limits for the 15 species found here — 14 open to harvest, 1 with a special rule or closed season.

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.

MinnowSpecial rulesMost minnows (chubs, shiners, dace, stonerollers, sculpins, mudminnows) have no size limit, no possession limit and are open all year. A few — including the pugnose minnow — are state-protected and may not be taken. Identify the fish before keeping it.
BassOpen to harvestMinimum size: 14" · Daily limit: 5 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 5 is in any combination of Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, not 5 of each (FO-215.23A).
Beta. This panel is newly published. Every value is parsed from the Michigan DNR fisheries orders and hand-checked against the printed digest, but the coverage and wording are still under review. If anything here disagrees with the Michigan DNR's Fisheries Orders or its printed digest, the DNR is right — the signed Fisheries Order is the legal text; the digest summarises it.
BassOpen to harvestMinimum size: 14" · Daily limit: 5 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 5 is in any combination of Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, not 5 of each (FO-215.23A).
Black CrappieOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).
BluegillOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).
BullheadOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: no possession limit (2026 DNR digest · all other species)
CrappieOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).
Green SunfishOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).
Iowa DarterOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: no possession limit (2026 DNR digest · all other species)
KillifishOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: no possession limit (2026 DNR digest · all other species)
MinnowSpecial rulesMost minnows (chubs, shiners, dace, stonerollers, sculpins, mudminnows) have no size limit, no possession limit and are open all year. A few — including the pugnose minnow — are state-protected and may not be taken. Identify the fish before keeping it.
Northern PikeOpen to harvestMinimum size: 24" · Daily limit: 2 (FO-215 · statewide inland)
PumpkinseedOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).
Rock BassOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland) The 25 is in any combination of the sunfishes — Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black and White Crappie, Rock Bass, Green, Longear and Redear Sunfish, Warmouth and hybrids — not 25 of each (FO-215.23A).
WalleyeOpen to harvestMinimum size: 15" · Daily limit: 5 (FO-215 · statewide inland)
White SuckerOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: no possession limit (2026 DNR digest · all other species)
Yellow PerchOpen to harvestMinimum size: no size limit · Daily limit: 25 (FO-215 · statewide inland)

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

Compiled from registered Master Angler catches, Michigan DNR fishery surveys and 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.

Notable catches

Master Angler program · 2004–2025

Trophy-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.

10Catches recorded
6Species
Bullhead3 recorded · to 14.2″ · latest 2025
Bluegill2 recorded · to 13″ · latest 2024
Crappie2 recorded · to 14.2″ · latest 2025
Pumpkinseed1 recorded · to 10.5″ · latest 2004
Walleye1 recorded · to 31″ · latest 2024
Yellow Perch1 recorded · to 15″ · latest 2021

Biggest on record

Walleye31″ · 2024 · spincasting · artificial lure
Yellow Perch15″ · 2021 · ice fishing · live bait
Bullhead14.2″ · 2025 · trolling · live bait
Crappie14.2″ · 2025 · spincasting · artificial lure
Bullhead14″ · 2023 · spincasting · artificial lure

Bait: live bait (4) · artificial lure (3) · crawler (1) · wax worm (1)
Method: spincasting (3) · still fishing (3) · ice fishing (3) · trolling (1)

Master Angler entries are fish that met the program’s minimum size and were registered by the angler — they show what this lake has produced, not what a day here will produce. A catch on record is history, not a species listing: “Fish you might catch” lists only species with current evidence. Source: Michigan DNR Master Angler data.

Fishery

2,345Fish sampled
14Species

Gamefish Walleye 39 · Northern Pike 13

Panfish Bluegill 642 · Yellow Perch 190 · Pumpkinseed 120

All survey species14 species

Gamefish

Walleye39 caught · to 28″
Northern Pike13 caught · to 34″

Panfish

Bluegill642 caught · to 9″
Yellow Perch190 caught · to 8″
Pumpkinseed120 caught · to 8″
Rock Bass90 caught · to 11″
Green Sunfish20 caught · to 4″
Black Crappie16 caught · to 14″

Forage & nongame

Minnow971 caught · to 4″
Bullhead132 caught · to 14″
Killifish48 caught · to 3″
Iowa Darter35 caught · to 2″
Bass26 caught · to 19″
White Sucker3 caught · to 16″
Stocking: Peach Lake has a history of stocking dating back to the 1930s (Table 1).
Length is the largest fish netted in the survey, not an angler record. Source: Michigan DNR Status of the Fishery Resource report (counts summed across survey years).

DNR stocking

state stocking record · 1979–2026

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

Walleye251,184 stocked · 1979–2026 · 17 plantings
Yellow Perch2,333 stocked · 1979 · 2 plantings

Non-native species records

2 records

Mussels & snails

  • Zebra Mussel

Plants & algae

  • Holly-leaf Waternymph
What does non-native mean?

USGS records identify non-native species that have been documented for this lake or its shoreline. Non-native does not necessarily mean invasive, and historical records do not confirm current presence.

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

Bait & tackle nearby

licensed retail bait dealers · straight-line distance
Ultimate Archery & Outdoors≈2.8 mi · (989) 387-63872275 S M-33, West Branch · Google · Apple
Dean's Bait & Tackle Inc≈10.3 mi2260 M 33, Alger · Google · Apple
The Minnow Bucket @ Exit 222≈12.4 mi776 N Saint Helen Rd, St Helen · Google · Apple
Dealers licensed by the Michigan DNR to sell live bait; listing is not an endorsement. Distances are straight-line, not driving — and call ahead: hours and stock change. Source: Michigan DNR retail bait dealer data.
Quick answers

Peach Lake — common questions

How deep is Peach Lake?

The deepest contour on the Michigan DNR bathymetric survey of Peach Lake is 70 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 Peach Lake?

Peach Lake covers about 233 acres in Ogemaw County, Michigan.

What is the average depth of Peach Lake?

The estimated mean depth of Peach Lake is 19.2 ft, calculated from the survey contours.

What fish are in Peach Lake?

Species with survey, catch or recent-stocking evidence include northern pike, walleye, black crappie, bluegill, bullhead, crappie. The page lists all 15 species and the evidence behind each.

Is there public access to Peach Lake?

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