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Iron County Lake Quality

Michigan, 126 lakes, measured by EGLE

Iron County in Michigan carries 126 monitored lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. 14 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Most monitored lakes in Iron County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for Michigan.

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. Iron Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.

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All Lakes in Iron County

126 lakes · 14 ranked on readings, 112 without enough sampling14 lakes ranked on readings · 112 without enough sampling, hidden

Include not-rated lakes (112)

#	Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
1	Iron LakeIron	9 ft	9 µg/L	2.6 µg/L	No recent samples	45 ft	Not recorded
2	Ellen LakeIron	17.3 ft	8 µg/L	1.8 µg/L	No recent samples	73 ft	Not recorded
3	Perch LakeIron	6 ft	24 µg/L	4.8 µg/L	No recent samples	14 ft	Not recorded
4	Big Maggie LakeIron	11.5 ft	10 µg/L	1.4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
5	Little Maggie LakeIron	12.3 ft	16 µg/L	3.6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
6	Sunset LakeIron	13.5 ft	8.5 µg/L	1.9 µg/L	No recent samples	54 ft	Not recorded
7	Golden LakeIron	23 ft	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	100 ft	✓ Public
8	Smoky LakeIron	24 ft	7.8 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
9	Ottawa LakeIron	19.3 ft	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
10	Chicagon LakeIron	20 ft	9 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	110 ft	Not recorded
11	Hagerman LakeIron	21 ft	8.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	✓ Public
12	Winslow LakeIron	5.5 ft	15 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	✓ Public
13	Second Fortune LakeIron	21 ft	7.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	80 ft	Not recorded
14	West Maggie LakeIron	7 ft	15 µg/L	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Stanley LakeIron	9.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39 ft	✓ Public
	Lake EllenIron	17.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	73 ft	✓ Public
	Maggie LakesIron	9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lake MaryIron	19 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	48 ft	✓ Public
	Stager LakeIron	13 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	55 ft	✓ Public
	Swan LakeIron	9.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	First LakeIron	21 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Hannah Webb LakeIron	20.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Camp LakeIron	15 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	56 ft	✓ Public
	Lake OttawaIron	19.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Blue LakeIron	21.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Cable LakeIron	7.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	✓ Public
	Buck LakeIron	11 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Not recorded
	Brule LakeIron	5 ft	22 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	Indian LakeIron	17 ft	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	36 ft	✓ Public
	Porter LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	✓ Public
	Robinson LakeIron	No recent samples	17 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	Norway LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	Shank LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	Not recorded
	Long LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	Not recorded
	Marten LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6 ft	Not recorded
	Lake Sainte KathrynIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	✓ Public
	Tepee LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	✓ Public
	Spring LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	14 ft	Not recorded
	Bone LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	Not recorded
	Bela LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	27 ft	Not recorded
	Paint LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16 ft	Not recorded
	Webb LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	✓ Public
	East Paint LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
	Lake MitigwakiIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	22 ft	Not recorded
	Curry LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29 ft	Not recorded
	Lower Holmes LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	Not recorded
	Deer LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	✓ Public
	Mallard LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
	Crescent PondIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	21 ft	Not recorded
	Liver LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	18 ft	Not recorded
	Light LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	37 ft	Not recorded
	James LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	10 ft	Not recorded
	Gilbert LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	43 ft	Not recorded
	Michigamme ReservoirIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	38 ft	Not recorded
	Moccasin LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Gibson LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
	Fire LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	Not recorded
	Upper Holmes LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	Not recorded
	Silver LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	58 ft	Not recorded
	Timber LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	Not recorded
	Homan LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	41 ft	Not recorded
	Lake FifteenIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
	Lake SixteenIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
	Long LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	100 ft	✓ Public
	Bates LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	Not recorded
	Hope LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16 ft	Not recorded
	Lake EmilyIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	✓ Public
	Runkle LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	28 ft	Not recorded
	Ice LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	28 ft	Not recorded
	Wildwood LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	38 ft	Not recorded
	First Fortune LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Little Smoky LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13 ft	Not recorded
	Bennan LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29 ft	Not recorded
	Wagner LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	22 ft	Not recorded
	Railroad LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Not recorded
	Third Fortune LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	70 ft	Not recorded
	Brule LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
	Bull Dam (Little)Iron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Snipe LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	Not recorded
	Bass LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	Indian LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	✓ Public
	Kennedy LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	37 ft	Not recorded
	Minnie LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	22 ft	Not recorded
	Peavy PondIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	64 ft	Not recorded
	Scott LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	Not recorded
	Armstrong LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	43 ft	Not recorded
	Maggie Lakes (east)Iron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	41 ft	Not recorded
	Michigamme LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	Not recorded
	Paint River PondIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lost LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	28 ft	Not recorded
	Moose LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Chara LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Nelson LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lake NineIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Fire LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	✓ Public
	Chamberlain LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Buddle LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Papoose LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Glitter LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lake Sainte KathrynIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Nesbit LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Petrow LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9 ft	Not recorded
	Wolf LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Dunn LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lewis LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	18 ft	Not recorded
	Upper Holmes LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lower Holmes LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Harding LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	15 ft	Not recorded
	McPherson LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	70 ft	Not recorded
	Houser LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Chief Edwards LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Little Pickerel LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Hemlock LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Little Sundog LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lower Holmes LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lost LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Mud LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Anderson LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Butler LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Crotch LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Mitchell LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	12 ft	Not recorded
	Holmes LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Erickson LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	Not recorded
	Glidden LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	✓ Public
	Little Tobin LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Isaacson LakeIron	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	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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