Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation

Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation located in Watersmeet Township of southeastern Gogebic County, in the western part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is the landbase for the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The reservation has a total land area of 328.04 acres (1.3275 km²), split into two sections in eastern Watersmeet Township.

Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation
Indian reservation
Location within Gogebic County
Lac Vieux Desert Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°16′10″N 89°10′40″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Gogebic
Established	1988
Government
• Type	Tribal Council
• Chairman	James Williams, Jr.
Area
• Total	0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2)
• Land	0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population  (2000)
• Total	135
• Density	256.9/sq mi (99.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)	49969 (Watersmeet)
Area code(s)	906
Website	Official website

The 2000 census reported a total population of 135 residents. Most of the population lived in the 232.78-acre (0.9420 km²) northern section in the unincorporated community of Watersmeet, near the junction of US routes 45 (US 45) and 2. Some 26 persons lived in the 95.26-acre (385,500 m²) southern section, which is located on the north shore of Lac Vieux Desert, on the Michigan-Wisconsin border.