State: Michigan

Counties: Antrim County, Grand Traverse County, Kalkaska County

Alternate lake name: Lake Skegemog

Other alternate lake name: Round Lake

Is the lake in the mountains: No

Ownership: Public

Scheduled water level: Full Pool Year Round

Acreage covered: 2,561

Miles of shoreline: 15

Average lake depth: 11 ft

Deepest lake depth: 29 ft

Shoreline part of national forest or park: None

Shoreline part of state park: None

Popular fish: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye

Condos available: No

Notable period of annual events: In april Kalkaska County hosts the National Trout Festival since 1936.Elk Rapids hosts an Elk Rapids Harbor day festival with 4th of July firework shows, pancake breakfasts, and extravagant parades.

Interesting facts: Skegemog is an Algonquin word meaning meeting of the waters.

Known for: Skegemog Lake Wildlife Area North Shore Pathway Trail Head, fishing, and boating.

History: Kalkaska county was created in 1840 and named Wabassee County until 1843. William Copeland was the first settler in 1855.

Number of public boat ramps: 2

Other notes: The nearshore bottom sediments of Skegemog Lake are primarily sand (70%) followed by a mixture of rocks, gravel and sand (29%), with the rest (mostly in the eastern end) being soft muck or marl. The eastern end of the lake is shallow, and submerged logs and stumps are present quite a way offshore in places. The logs and stumps are from trees that once grew in a lakeside conifer swamp which were inundated by impoundment from the Elk Rapids dam.

Major

Gerald R. Ford International Airport

5500 44th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512

154 miles away

Minor

Cherry Capital Airport

727 Fly Don't Dr, Traverse City, MI 49686

15 miles away