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Houghton County Lake Quality

Michigan, 33 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 33 monitored lakes in Houghton 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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All Lakes in Houghton County

33 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 33 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 33 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Bear LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples28 ftNot recorded
Lily PondHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Portage LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples28 ft✓ Public
Portage LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Torch LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples123 ftNot recorded
Torch LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rice LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples5 ft✓ Public
Boston LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples6 ft✓ Public
Red Ridge Dam PondHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples27 ftNot recorded
Mud LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples11 ftNot recorded
Lake EvaHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples31 ftNot recorded
Portage EntryHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Otter LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ft✓ Public
Lake GeraldHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples82 ftNot recorded
Lake RolandHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ft✓ Public
Emily LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples80 ft✓ Public
Sandy LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15 ft✓ Public
Pike LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ft✓ Public
Prickett LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples56 ft✓ Public
Bob LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15 ft✓ Public
Lake ThirteenHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ftNot recorded
Hager LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ftNot recorded
Estes LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ftNot recorded
Echo LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Markey LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples68.9 ftNot recorded
Mud LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pine LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake PerraultHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples35 ft✓ Public
Lake AnnieHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Torch BayHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Little Rice LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Deer LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Calumet LakeHoughtonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ftNot 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.