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Starvation Lake

373 m1,224 ft
Area
0.44 km²
Tonight
40°FFog · Wind 5 mph W

Starvation Lake is a lake at 373 m above sea level in Michigan, United States, 0.44 km² in area and 1.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
373 m
Length
1.5 km
Shoreline
3.8 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Starvation Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

1.5 km longest500 mN ↑
Shoreline
3.8 km≈1 h to walk around
3D map

Starvation Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Starvation 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

Starvation 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

Starvation Lake weather

Tonight · Fog · 40°F (4°C) · Wind 5 mph W

Starvation Lake forecast for about 396 m.

  • Tonight40°–5 mph W
  • Sat49°65°1%5 mph S
  • Sun43°67°3%5–10 mph SW
  • Mon34°52°12%0–5 mph N
  • Tue38°50°17%0–5 mph E
  • Wed46°60°26%5–10 mph S
  • Thu40°59°26%10 mph SW

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Starvation Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.8 km NE

    +2 more within 2.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Pickerel Lake (Kalkaska) State Forest Campground

    5.7 km SSW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking0.8 km NE
ORV ParkingParking1.8 km ENE
Parking2.6 km SW
Pickerel Lake (Kalkaska) State Forest CampgroundCampsite5.7 km SSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 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°
0.7%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
73 m low point 372 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 81.3%Grassland 12.9%Water 4.2%Built-up 0.9%

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 2 km; 176 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Pink lady's slipper11
  • Eastern Teaberry10
  • Common Garter Snake5
  • Rosy Maple Moth5
  • Lowbush blueberry5
  • Northern starflower5
Where it sits

Where Starvation Lake sits

Region
Michigan29United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Starvation Lake 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 2026-09-26)
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