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Deer Island Lake

Watersmeet, Michigan — Gogebic County.

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296Surface acres
0.9 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 70330155).

Location & fast facts

Where Deer Island Lake is in Michigan

The red circle marks Deer Island Lake.

Fast facts

About Deer Island Lake

  • County: Gogebic
  • Town: Watersmeet
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 407 mi from Detroit and 285 mi from Grand Rapids and 92 mi from Marquette, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline.

Fishing in Michigan

Official Michigan DNR pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Good for & watch for

Good for

  • Walking. 0.9 mi of trail near the shore (trails)
  • Camping. 15 campgrounds within 15 mi (list)

Watch for

  • Cold water. Water stays cold well into late spring and turns cold again in fall. Wear a life jacket when paddling in the shoulder seasons.

Built only from the data on this page: official access lists, OpenStreetMap beaches and trails, campground listings, state and USGS invasive-species records. We don't rate crowds or water quality.

Official lake data (Michigan DNR)

53 ftMaximum depth

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Institute for Fisheries Research inland lake deepest-point data (lake 27-207). Lake depth maps are on the DNR inland lake maps page.

Lake map

Deer Island Lake shoreline

½ mileN

No public access sites are listed for this water in the Michigan DNR boating access sites data.

Shoreline trail

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 70330155), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: Michigan DNR boating access sites. Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

0.9 miTrail within 100 m of shore
About 25%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
East shoreWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 0.9 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Deer Island Lake shoreline, mostly along the east shore.

Trails along the shore

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Deer Island Lake

We found 15 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Deer Island Lake, 1 of them within 5 miles. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

9 more within 15 miles

All campgrounds & RV parks in Michigan

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: Recreation.gov (RIDB) · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (46.1967, -89.2668). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Deer Island Lake. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Deer Island Lake

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in CT (America/Menominee), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Contact & official info

    Questions about Deer Island Lake

    How big is Deer Island Lake?

    Deer Island Lake covers about 296 acres in Watersmeet, Michigan (Gogebic County).

    How deep is Deer Island Lake?

    The maximum recorded depth is 53 feet, according to the Michigan DNR stocking and lake depth records.

    Are there campgrounds near Deer Island Lake?

    Yes. We list 15 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles, 1 of them within 5 miles.

    What towns are on Deer Island Lake?

    Deer Island Lake touches Watersmeet in Gogebic County, Michigan.

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