Houghton Lake
Surface area
1,398 ac566 ha
Max depth
34 ft10.3 m
Mean depth
9 ft2.8 m
Water type
Cool-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 4
Shoreline
12 mi19 km
Depth map
Available
Houghton Lake is the 227th-largest of 4,241 named lakes in Superior Country, with 12 miles of charted shoreline and 15 islands. Its 34 ft maximum depth is greater than 30% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Blacknose Shiner, Burbot, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter x Tesselated Darter, Spottail Shiner, White Sucker
Lodges & operators0
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Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
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