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Antrim County Lake Quality

Michigan, 28 lakes, measured by EGLE

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. The 28 monitored lakes in Antrim County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings EGLE has published, shown as reported.

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.

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Planning a trip? Check special fishing regulations for Torch Lake, whether the fish are safe to eat, and the best times to fish — or check the official Michigan fishing regulations.

Fishing in Antrim County

Antrim County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Antrim County

All Lakes in Antrim County

28 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 28 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 28 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Torch LakeAntrim30 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples250 ft✓ Public
Lake BellaireAntrim12.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples95 ft✓ Public
Clam LakeAntrim12 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ft✓ Public
Birch LakeAntrim17 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ft✓ Public
Elk LakeAntrim14.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples150 ft✓ Public
Little Torch LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples21 ftNot recorded
Saint Clair LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ftNot recorded
Ellsworth LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ft✓ Public
Wilson LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ftNot recorded
Ben-way LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples42 ftNot recorded
Hanley LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26 ftNot recorded
Scotts LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples36 ftNot recorded
Intermediate LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ft✓ Public
Mud LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ftNot recorded
Lake HaroldAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26 ftNot recorded
Lake MaplehurstAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ftNot recorded
Thayer LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples27 ftNot recorded
Woods, Lake of theAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ft✓ Public
Bass LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ftNot recorded
Mud LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Skinner LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Carpenter LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Moblo LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Toad LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sand LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wetzel LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Beals LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples16.4 ftNot recorded
Mud LakeAntrimNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded

NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.

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Source: the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). See data sources.