| Torch Lake | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Torch_Lake_Antrim_County_(July_2019).jpg) View from Torch Lake Township | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_USA_Michigan.png)  Torch Lake Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Location | Antrim & Kalkaska counties, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 44°59′00″N 85°18′30″W / 44.98333°N 85.30833°W |
| Etymology | waaswaaganing (Ojibwe) 'place of torches' |
| Primary inflows | Clam River |
| Primary outflows | Torch River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 19 miles (31 km) |
| Max. width | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
| Surface area | 18,770 acres (7,600 ha) |
| Average depth | 111 ft (34 m) |
| Max. depth | 285 ft (87 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 0.78 cu mi (3.3 km3) |
| Surface elevation | 591 feet (180 m)[2] |
| Islands | None |
| Settlements | Alden, Clam River, Eastport, Torch Lake, Torch River |
Torch Lake is a lake in the Northern Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. At 19 miles (31 km) long, is Michigan's longest inland lake, and at approximately 29.3 mi2 (76 km2), it is Michigan's second largest inland lake, after Houghton Lake. It has a maximum depth of 310 feet (94 m) and an average depth of 111 feet (34 m), making it Michigan's deepest inland lake, as well as the state's largest by volume.[3]
Surrounding it are several townships including Torch Lake, Central Lake, Forest Home, Helena, and Milton in Antrim County, and Clearwater Township of neighboring Kalkaska County. Several villages and hamlets lie along its shore, including Alden, Eastport, Clam River, Torch Lake, and Torch River. It is a popular lake for fishing, featuring lake trout, rock bass, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, muskellunge, pike, ciscoes, brown trout, steelhead, rainbow trout, atlantic salmon and whitefish.