- Surface area: 18,770 acres
- Shoreline: 40.8 miles
- Maximum depth: 315 feet
- Average depth: 111 feet
- Maximum width: 2.35 miles
- Length: 18 miles
- Indians called the lake Wass Waganing (place of birch bark torch) and used torches to fish for whitefish at night
- You may hear a native Torch Laker talk about “a five color day”, when the lake sparkles with five distinct shades of blue