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Gladwin County Lake Quality

Michigan, 29 lakes, measured by EGLE

There are 29 monitored lakes in Gladwin County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. 4 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. On average, Gladwin County lakes carry some of the lowest phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings in Michigan, with clear summer transparency across most monitored basins.

The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is Lake Twenty (Aka.

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All Lakes in Gladwin County

29 lakes · 4 ranked on readings, 25 without enough sampling4 lakes ranked on readings · 25 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Lake Twenty (AkaGladwin8.5 ft20.5 µg/L2.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
2Lancelot LakeGladwin9 ft15 µg/L3.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
3Lancer Lake SoutheastGladwin12 ft18 µg/L1.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
4Island LakeGladwin16.5 ft7.5 µg/L2.4 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lake LancelotGladwin9 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Little Lake TwentyGladwin9 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lancelot LakeGladwin8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake LancerGladwin11 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lancelot LakeGladwin9.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Grass LakeGladwin4 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ftNot recorded
Elk LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples39 ftNot recorded
Lake FourGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ft✓ Public
Lake LochbraeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples35 ftNot recorded
Secord LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ftNot recorded
McGilvery LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ftNot recorded
Smallwood LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ftNot recorded
Pratt LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ft✓ Public
Wiggins LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ft✓ Public
Lake TwentyGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26 ftNot recorded
Ross LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15 ft✓ Public
Wixom LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ft✓ Public
Trout LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15 ft✓ Public
Indian LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mud LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Molasses River Flooding Number TwoGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Smallwood LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples19.7 ftNot recorded
Molasses River Flooding Number ThreeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Kerswill LakeGladwinNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Round LakeGladwinNo 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.