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Lac Vieux Desert

512 m1,680 ft
Area
18 km²
Max depth
12 m
Tonight
52°FCloudy · Wind 6–9 mph S

Lac Vieux Desert is a lake at 512 m above sea level in Michigan, United States, 18 km² in area and 7.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
512 m
Length
7.5 km
Shoreline
31.3 km
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Lake

Lac Vieux Desert in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

7.5 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
31.3 km≈7¾ h to walk around
3D map

Lac Vieux Desert 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 9.5 × 9.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lac Vieux Desert 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

Lac Vieux Desert 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

Lac Vieux Desert weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 52°F (11°C) · 2% chance of precipitation · Wind 6–9 mph S

Lac Vieux Desert forecast for about 512 m.

  • Tonight52°2%6–9 mph S
  • Sat46°71°37%12 mph S
  • Sun35°56°29%5 mph NW
  • Mon28°46°25%3 mph NNE
  • Tue36°47°38%5 mph ESE
  • Wed40°57°30%6–9 mph S
  • Thu33°53°22%9 mph W

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:36 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lac Vieux Desert

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

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking2.5 km N
Parking2.5 km N
Lac Vieux Desert Recreation AreaCampsite3.0 km W
Parking3.7 km WSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 9.5 × 9.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
99.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.8%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 90 km² view
Relief in view
64 m low point 510 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 74.2%Water 21.7%Grassland 3.6%

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 4.7 km; 214 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • American Toad9
  • Canadian bunchberry6
  • American white waterlily5
  • Water smartweed5
  • Tricolored Bumble Bee5
  • Bald Eagle4
Where it sits

Where Lac Vieux Desert sits

Region
Michigan29United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lac Vieux Desert downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2026-07-26)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia