Lake Michigamme lies in Marquette County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources surveyed its basin and drew 114 depth contour lines, from the shoreline down to the deepest water at about 70 feet.
Each Lake Michigamme design here redraws those survey lines as clean art, set with the lake’s name, county and maximum depth: a minimal contour map, a labeled depth-contour version, a shaded depth-map print, a vintage badge, a “Life Is Better at Lake Michigamme” design, a highway road-sign map and a bathymetric depth chart.
They are printed to order on shirts, mugs, posters, canvas prints, stickers and postcards by CafePress and Zazzle, and make a gift for anyone with a cabin, a boat or a lifetime of summers on Lake Michigamme.
Questions about Lake Michigamme
How deep is Lake Michigamme?
Lake Michigamme is recorded at 70 feet at its deepest point in the survey data our designs are drawn from. On the shaded depth map the deepest basin is the darkest area. Survey figures can be decades old, so treat them as history, not a current sounding.
Where is Lake Michigamme?
Lake Michigamme is in Marquette County, Michigan.
Where do the Lake Michigamme contour lines come from?
The shoreline and depth contours are traced from Michigan DNR inland lake survey contours, then redrawn as three designs: a light contour map, a dark contour map and a shaded depth map. How the maps are made explains the process.
What Lake Michigamme gifts can I buy?
The Lake Michigamme designs are available as canvas prints, posters, T-shirts, mugs and tote bags. Every item is printed to order and shipped by CafePress; the shop links on this page go straight to each product.
Can I use the Lake Michigamme map for boating or fishing?
No. The designs are decorative art drawn from survey data that may be old, and they leave out what a chart needs. On the water, use proper charts and current local information.
