Emmet County Lake Quality
Michigan, 14 lakes, measured by EGLE
Emmet County has 14 monitored 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. 4 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. On average, Emmet County lakes carry some of the lowest phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings in Michigan, with clear summer transparency across most monitored basins.
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. Crooked Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Emmet County
14 lakes · 4 ranked on readings, 10 without enough sampling4 lakes ranked on readings · 10 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crooked LakeEmmet | No recent samples | 13 µg/L | 1.9 µg/L | No recent samples | 50 ft | ✓ Public |
| 2 | Spring LakeEmmet | No recent samples | 24 µg/L | 5.3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 3 | Wycamp LakeEmmet | No recent samples | 17 µg/L | 2 µg/L | No recent samples | 7 ft | Not recorded |
| 4 | Walloon LakeEmmet | No recent samples | 6.5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Round LakeEmmet | No recent samples | 9.8 µg/L | 3.1 µg/L | No recent samples | 12 ft | ✓ Public | |
| Pickerel LakeEmmet | 9.5 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 74 ft | Not recorded | |
| Lake ParadiseEmmet | 8 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 15 ft | ✓ Public | |
| Oneal LakeEmmet | No recent samples | 24 µg/L | 2.2 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Larks LakeEmmet | No recent samples | 12.3 µg/L | 4.6 µg/L | No recent samples | 9 ft | Not recorded | |
| French Farm LakeEmmet | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 21 ft | Not recorded | |
| O'Neal LakeEmmet | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 7 ft | Not recorded | |
| Bay HarborEmmet | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lawrence LakeEmmet | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake KathleenEmmet | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 12 ft | Not 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.