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Baraga County Lake Quality

Michigan, 62 lakes — no lake here has enough monitoring data for a grade

Baraga County has 62 monitored lakes, enough that within-county variation matters as much as the county average. Some are deep glacial basins, others are shallow agricultural-watershed waters, and the measurements reflect that mix. No lake in Baraga County has enough sampling behind it for an A–F grade yet. The 62 monitored lakes below carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a measurements exist.

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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All Lakes in Baraga County

62 lakes · 0 graded, 62 not rated0 graded lakes · 62 not rated, hidden

Include not-rated lakes (62)

Lake	Grade	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
NRBella LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13 ft	Not recorded
NRThird LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	Not recorded
NRSummit LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
NRCharles LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29 ft	Not recorded
NRSmith LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	45 ft	Not recorded
NRWagner LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	31 ft	Not recorded
NRLoon LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	54 ft	Not recorded
NRClair LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39 ft	Not recorded
NRCraig LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29 ft	Not recorded
NRBig LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	✓ Public
NRLittle Spruce LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	Not recorded
NRCrooked LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Not recorded
NRLake KeewaydinBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	✓ Public
NRTeddy LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	27 ft	Not recorded
NRVan LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
NRDommer LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36 ft	Not recorded
NRAligan LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19 ft	Not recorded
NRParent LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9 ft	✓ Public
NRRuth LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	✓ Public
NRGeorge LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32 ft	Not recorded
NRCoon LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
NRWorm LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6 ft	✓ Public
NRBeaufort LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	✓ Public
NRDelene LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
NRLittle King LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36 ft	Not recorded
NRKing LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
NRPetticoat LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29 ft	Not recorded
NRSpruce LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	Not recorded
NRHeart LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Not recorded
NRMogans LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Not recorded
NRFence LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52 ft	Not recorded
NRDrummond LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29 ft	Not recorded
NRNed LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36 ft	Not recorded
NRMay LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
NRNet River FloodingBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	18 ft	Not recorded
NRSaint Johns LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
NRFlanigan SloughBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	22 ft	Not recorded
NRSaine LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRTracy LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRRoland LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
NRHigh LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRDirkman LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRPinery LakesBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRLittle Summit LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRKontio LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRDeer LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRCraig LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRLong LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRRound LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRClear LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRLoon LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRHigh Life LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRUpper Baraga LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRCedar LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRIsland LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRLake DortayBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRNelligan LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRMiddle LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRNelson LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRFire LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRHeart LakeBaraga	NR	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
NRTrout LakeBaraga	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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