The Houghton Lake Level Control Structure was originally constructed in 1938.  The summer legal lake level is 1138.10 feet above mean sea level with winter lake level six inches or .5 ft below the summer lake level.

Houghton Lake

Video provided by: ANEMOIA ON 2/10/2024

7- Day Interactive Graph

Gage Located on Control Structure

Official letter from Roscommon County Board of Commissioners regarding Houghton Lake water levels, dated April 10, 2024.
Letterhead of Roscommon County Board of Commissioners with seal, address, phone numbers, and list of commissioners. The letter addresses legal lake levels, requiring a petition from property owners for changes.