Lake · Michigan

Black Lake

186 m610 ft

Area: 41 km²
Tonight: 41°FFog · Wind 0–5 mph SE

Black Lake is a lake at 186 m above sea level in Michigan, United States, 41 km² in area and 10.2 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 186 m
Length: 10.2 km
Shoreline: 29.8 km

Open the 3D view

Lake

Black Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 29.8 km≈7½ h to walk around

3D map

Black Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12.2 × 12.2 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Black Lake terrain and contours

5 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Black Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.

Weather

Black Lake weather

Tonight · Fog · 41°F (5°C) · Wind 0–5 mph SE

Black Lake forecast for about 188 m.

Tonight41°–0–5 mph SE
Sat52°65°–5 mph S
Sun44°65°5%5–10 mph SW
Mon38°52°7%5 mph NW
Tue40°50°17%5 mph E
Wed48°60°24%5 mph SE
Thu42°60°24%10–15 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:41 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Black Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Black Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
3.0 km WNW
+2 more within 4.0 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
Black Lake State Forest Campground-Lower
3.5 km N · +2 more within 4.2 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Parking	3.0 km WNW
Black Lake State Forest Campground-LowerCampsite	3.5 km N
Black Lake State Forest Campground-UpperCampsite	3.8 km N
Parking	3.9 km S
Parking	4.0 km S
Campsite	4.2 km S

Slope

Share of the 12.2 × 12.2 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 99% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

99.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

0.6%

Steep, 30–45°

0.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.1%

Steeper than 30°: 0.2% of the 149 km² view
Relief in view: 126 m low point 156 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 60.3%Water 27.6%Grassland 10.3%Cropland 1.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6.1 km; 469 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

American Toad19
Eastern Chipmunk13
Asian Lady Beetle13
Ghost Pipe12
Common bracken10
Purple loosestrife9

Where it sits

Where Black Lake sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Torch Lake97 km WSW

Downloads

Black Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGBlack Lake satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-28.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-28)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Black Lake

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite