Mackaysee Lake | |
Location: | Door County, Wisconsin |
Coordinates: | 45.1932°N -87.3438°W |
Basin Countries: | United States |
Area: | 347acres |
Depth: | 6feet |
Max-Depth: | 27feet |
Volume: | 2217.2acre ft |
Shore: | 3.61miles |
Islands: | two unnamed |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Mackaysee Lake is a lake located in Door County, Wisconsin. The lake is found on Chambers Island in Green Bay of Lake Michigan. Mackaysee Lake has a surface area of 347acres and a max depth of 27feet.[1] Most of the lake has a sand bottom and is shallow with an average depth of 6feet.[2] There are two islands in Mackaysee Lake. Both are owned by the Door County Land Trust and are protected in the Chambers Island Nature Preserve.[3] The islands are classified as third order recursive islands due to being in a lake on an island in a lake.
Three areas of shoreline along the north, west, and south of Mackaysee Lake are owned by the Door County Land Trust and are also enrolled in the Wisconsin Managed Forest program allowing public access.[4] [5]