Lake Michigamme ( ), one of

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's largest lakes, reaches a depth of over . It covers in Marquette and Baraga counties, Michigan. Van Riper State Park provides public access. The vast majority of the lake lies in Marquette County, with only its westernmost part extending into Baraga County. The lake runs about east to west, with a southern arm extending about another . A dam separates the

Michigamme River The Michigamme River ( ) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed December 19, 2011 tributary of the Menominee River on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. V ...

from the main body of the lake at the end of the southern arm. The Spurr River flows into the lake's west end and the

Peshekee River The Peshekee River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed December 19, 2011 river on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is a tributary of Lake Michiga ...

flows into the lake in the northeast. Van Riper State Park and Van Riper beach are located at the eastern shoreline of the main arm. The lake is speckled with many islands and rock beds that often creep over the waterline in late summer and fall. Common fish include smallmouth bass,

northern pike The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus '' Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are known simply as a ...

walleye The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...

rock bass The rock bass (''Ambloplites rupestris''), also known as the rock perch, goggle-eye, red eye, and black perch, is a freshwater fish native to east-central North America. This red eyed creature is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish fa ...

, and even whitefish in the deeper parts. Michigamme is derived from a Native American language meaning " middle large sea". Michigan is part of the Great Lakes Area, which was colonized by the French, then later sold to the USA. As such, many words & names are French, or French interpretations of Indigenous words & names. Further mistranslated when English came in, later.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Michigamme Lakes of Marquette County, Michigan Bodies of water of Baraga County, Michigan Lakes of Michigan Lake Michigamme

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