Deer Lake

One of Northern Michigan's Small Gem Lakes

Size: 443 acres

Deer Lake, located between Boyne Falls and Boyne City in Charlevoix County, is considered to be one of the small gem lakes of our service area. Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council highly values small lakes as they provide an escape where one can go enjoy a relaxing day on the water in relative peace; soaking up sights and sounds of the lake ecosystem instead of those from other people. Over the last few decades, the Watershed Council has put forth great effort to preserve the small gem lake in our service area and ensure they remain high quality resources for the enjoyment of future generations.

Northern Michigan's Small Gem Lakes - Map

Deer Lake is #7 on the map below.

Additional Resouces

Gem Lakes of Northern Michigan - 2008 Report

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
8 pages

The report contains specific data for the Small Gem Lakes from two of our cornerstone water quality programs - Comprehensive Water Quality Monitoring and Volunteer Lake Monitoring. These two programs have provided valuable data on the overall health of our waters. The report also contains information about Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council's work with shoreline property owners and lake associations regarding erosion control, greenbelts and nutrient pollution.