Image:Mullett_Lake_1.jpg '''Mullett Lake''' is a Lake in Cheboygan County in the U.S._state of Michigan. The lake is named after John Mullett, who, together with William_A._Burt, made a federal survey of the area from 1840 to 1843. A neighboring lake was named after Burt. The lake is approximately 10 miles long from southeast to northeast, about 4 miles at its widest, and 120 feet at its deepest. It covers 17,360 acres, making it the third largest inland lake in Michigan. Major inflows to the lake are the Indian River, which connects with nearby Burt_Lake, Pigeon River, Little Pigeon River, Sturgeon River and Mullett Creek. The Cheboygan_River flows out of the northeast end of the lake. The lake is part of the great Inland Waterway, by which one can boat 38 miles from Crooked Lake and Round Lake near the Little_Traverse_Bay of Lake_Michigan across the northern tip of the lower peninsula's so-called mitten to Cheboygan on Lake_Huron. The Inland Waterway was a Native American trade route that was later opened to small steamer and modern recreational traffic. Interstate_75 passes to the west of the lake, with two interchanges near the south end of the lake at the unincorporated community of Indian River. Michigan_State_Highway_27 passes along the northern shore of the lake through the unincorporated communities of Mullett Lake and Topinabee, while Michigan_State_Highway_33 running north-south passes along a portion of the eastern shore through the community of Aloha. Mullett Lake is an excellent fishery, containing large populations of game species, including Brown_trout, Brook_trout, Rainbow_trout, Lake_trout, Splake, Smelt,Northern_Pike, Muskellunge, Yellow_perch, Walleye, Smallmouth_bass, Largemouth_bass, and most notably Lake_sturgeon (the state record specimen was taken from these waters) Category:Cheboygan_County,_Michigan Category:Lakes_of_Michigan