Lake Medora is a shallow 695-acre inland lake situated at the northern tip of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Created in the 1860s by damming the Mosquito River to supply water power to the Keweenaw Copper Company's Medora Copper Mine, this lake features depths varying between shallow shoals and 26 feet, with most areas less than 25 feet deep. The lake has diverse bottom types consisting of shallow flat shoals, sand, gravel, rock rubble, and rock outcrops. Water clarity ranges from 7 to 20 feet with a light brown color, which can vary due to wind events stirring up bottom sediments. The surrounding natural shoreline riparian forest is abundant with a good presence of downed trees in shoal areas. Located in a cold, cloudy microclimate due to its proximity to Lake Superior, Lake Medora experiences cooler temperatures than many other Michigan lakes in the region.