Lake · Indiana

Lake Michigan

177 m581 ft

Area: 57,462 km²
Max depth: 281 m
Tonight: 51°FFog · Wind 5–12 mph SSE

Lake Michigan is a lake at 177 m above sea level in Indiana, United States, 57,462 km² in area and 522.7 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 177 m
Length: 522.7 km
Shoreline: 3,149.6 km

Open the 3D view

3D map

Lake Michigan 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 20 × 20 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Lake Michigan topographic map

2 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 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Michigan 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.

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGLake Michigan satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-11.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Lake

Lake Michigan in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 3,149.6 km

Weather

Lake Michigan weather

Tonight · Fog · 51°F (11°C) · Wind 5–12 mph SSE

Lake Michigan forecast for about 176 m.

Tonight51°–5–12 mph SSE
Sat56°60°4%12–17 mph SSE
Sun49°59°2%13–16 mph S
Mon42°54°7%12–17 mph NNE
Tue46°54°22%9 mph E
Wed50°59°24%12–16 mph SSE
Thu46°57°24%20 mph WSW

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

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 98% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

98.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

1.6%

Steep, 30–45°

0.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.2% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view: 54 m low point 176 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 69.1%Trees 23.5%Grassland 4.4%Bare rock / sparse 1.5%Built-up 1.0%

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

Where it sits

Where Lake Michigan sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Glen Lake181 m101 km NNE

Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-11)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia