Sauble Lake #1
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Sauble Lake #1 is mapped to a depth of 38 ft on the Michigan DNR survey and covers about 72 acres in Lake County, Michigan.
Measured from the Michigan DNR inland-lake contour survey.
- Deepest sounding
- 38 ft
- Mean depth
- 18.6 ft · estimated
- Surface area
- 72 acres
- Estimated volume
- 1,335 acre-ft · 435M gal
- Shoreline
- 1.75 mi · lobed
- Aquatic vegetation
- 8% of surface · NDVI estimate
- Public access
- No public DNR launch identified
Additional depth details8 contours
- Contour depths
- 0–38 ft
- Recorded point soundings
- 38 ft, 29 ft
28.5% of the surface sits over water shallower than 10 ft; 59.6% 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 Depth, area and volume are estimated from the interpolated survey surface — historical reference, not measurement.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
- 44.06298, -85.94965
- MI DNR lake ID
- L15328
- Vertical exaggeration
- 2.39×
- Basemap
- USDA NAIP · public domain
- Model size
- 2.0 MB
Paddling
Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-08-21Sauble Lake #1 has a mostly natural, lightly developed setting, generally sheltered geometry, 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 | Very Good | 27.9 of 35 | 81% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (26% forest, 42% wetland; 13% developed) |
| Geometric wind exposure | Very Good | 23.9 of 29 | mean fetch 649 m · 12% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · generally short fetch |
| Watercraft controls | None identified | 8.8 of 18 | No special watercraft restriction identified in the current DNR source. Motors permitted, subject to general law. |
| Public access | Not listed | — | No DNR-listed access site. Township, county and road-end launches are not in this source, so this is not evidence that access is poor — the component is excluded and the remaining weights are renormalized. |
| Road isolation | Very Good | 11.8 of 18 | limited nearby major-road exposure · 13 MDOT-classified segments within 1.2 km, peak 422 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 8% 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 — 26% forest and 42% wetland cover within 150 m of shore
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Fish you might catch
from angler catches5 species with recent evidence in this lake — sized relative to each other. Illustrations are AI-generated representative adults in everyday colours, not photographs (provenance).
Bowfin
Largemouth Bass
Crappie
Bluegill
Rock BassFishing rules for this lake Beta
Size and daily limits for the 5 species found here — 5 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 · 1996–2003Trophy-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.
Biggest on record
Bait: crawler (1) · live minnow (1) · minnow (1)
Method: spincasting (5) · drift fishing (1) · still fishing (1)
At the lake
community-mapped amenities · straight-line distanceBait & tackle nearby
licensed retail bait dealers · straight-line distanceSauble Lake #1 — common questions
How deep is Sauble Lake #1?
The deepest contour on the Michigan DNR bathymetric survey of Sauble Lake #1 is 38 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 Sauble Lake #1?
Sauble Lake #1 covers about 72 acres in Lake County, Michigan.
What is the average depth of Sauble Lake #1?
The estimated mean depth of Sauble Lake #1 is 18.6 ft, calculated from the survey contours.
What fish are in Sauble Lake #1?
Species with survey, catch or recent-stocking evidence include largemouth bass, bluegill, bowfin, crappie, rock bass. The page shows the evidence behind each.
Is there public access to Sauble Lake #1?
No public launch for Sauble Lake #1 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.
