Alcona County Lake Quality
Michigan, 4 lakes, average grade A (Excellent)
Alcona County has 4 graded lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. The county's average grade is A — among the cleanest in Michigan. 2 lakes pull an A on their own, and almost none fall into the D or F brackets.
Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow — under 50 feet — which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed. Hubbard Lake (A) is the cleanest in the county.
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All Lakes in Alcona County
4 lakes · 2 graded, 2 not rated2 graded lakes · 2 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AHubbard LakeAlcona | A | 20 ft | 10 µg/L | 1 µg/L | No recent samples | 80 ft | ✓ Public |
| 2 | AJewell LakeAlcona | A | 10.5 ft | 11 µg/L | 4.3 µg/L | No recent samples | 30 ft | Not recorded |
| NRCedar LakeAlcona | NR | 9 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 10 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRBadger LakeAlcona | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = not rated: there is not enough recent sampling to support a letter. That is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 (insufficient information), not a failing grade. How grading works.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.