McDonald Lake lies in Gogebic County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources surveyed its basin and drew 20 depth contour lines, from the shoreline down to the deepest water at about 6 feet.
Each McDonald Lake design here redraws those survey lines as clean art, set with the lake’s name, county and maximum depth: a minimal contour map, in light and dark versions, and a shaded depth-map print.
They are printed to order on shirts, mugs, posters, canvas prints, stickers and postcards by our print-on-demand partners, and make a gift for anyone with a cabin, a boat or a lifetime of summers on McDonald Lake. The maps are decorative and not for navigation.
Questions about McDonald Lake
How deep is McDonald Lake?
McDonald Lake is recorded at 6 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 McDonald Lake?
McDonald Lake is in Gogebic County, Michigan.
Where do the McDonald Lake 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 McDonald Lake gifts can I buy?
The McDonald Lake designs are available as T-shirts and mugs. Every item is printed to order; the shop links on this page go straight to each product.
Can I use the McDonald Lake 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.
