The Platte River flows through the lake at a speed of 120 cubic feet per second (3.4 m3/s).

Platte Lake is located in Benzie County, which was molded into a land full of sand dunes by the glacial formations.

Platte Lake is located at an elevation of 584 feet (178 meters) above sea level.

The lakes bottom is filled with sand much like the sand that rolls over the massive dunes that overlook Lake Michigan and that make up Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

The types of fish include, small mouth and large mouth bass, rock bass, northern pike, walleye, brown bullhead, chinook salmon, strickbacks, bluegill and perch.

They are a serious problem because they have nearly eliminated the native clam population in Platte Lake and many other bodies of water in the area.

Winters are dreadfully cold filled with a large amount of snow, and the summers are pretty warm but never too hot.

Platte Lake is also minutes away from the most photographed lighthouse in Michigan, Point Betsie Light.

There are an enormous amount of summer rental homes located on Platte Lake.