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Berrien 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 Berrien 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 Little Paw Paw Lake, whether the fish are safe to eat, and the best times to fish — or check the official Michigan fishing regulations.

All Lakes in Berrien County

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

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Little Paw Paw LakeBerrien4 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Paw Paw LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples90 ftNot recorded
Pipestone LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples21 ftNot recorded
North Grand Mere LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples14 ftNot recorded
Brush LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ftNot recorded
Smith Lake (northwest)BerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ftNot recorded
Smith Lake (southeast)BerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26 ftNot recorded
Lake ChapinBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples39 ftNot recorded
Madron LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples14 ftNot recorded
Clear LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples56 ftNot recorded
Dayton LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples12 ftNot recorded
Murphy LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Curtis LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bernhart LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rowe LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Grand Mere LakesBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Black LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ft✓ Public
Riggins LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Little Indian LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Steinbauer LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Webster LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake ChapinBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Yellow LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Weaver LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pike LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wagner LakeBerrienNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Singer LakeBerrienNo 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.