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Kent County Lake Quality

Michigan, 77 lakes, measured by EGLE

Kent County in Michigan carries 77 monitored lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. 7 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. On average, Kent 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. Bostwick Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.

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All Lakes in Kent County

77 lakes · 7 ranked on readings, 70 without enough sampling7 lakes ranked on readings · 70 without enough sampling, hidden

Include not-rated lakes (70)

#	Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
1	Bostwick LakeKent	8.8 ft	19.5 µg/L	3.3 µg/L	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
2	Emerald LakeKent	11.5 ft	14 µg/L	4.9 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
3	Big Pine Island LakeKent	9.3 ft	18.5 µg/L	3.5 µg/L	No recent samples	40 ft	✓ Public
4	Muskellunge LakeKent	13.5 ft	8.5 µg/L	4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
5	Murray LakeKent	9 ft	12 µg/L	2.9 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
6	Maston LakeKent	11.3 ft	10 µg/L	2.4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
7	High LakeKent	6.3 ft	14 µg/L	2.7 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Bostwick LakeKent	8.8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
	Scram LakeKent	12.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	85 ft	Not recorded
	Big Crooked LakeKent	11.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Round LakeKent	8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	High LakeKent	6.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Nelson LakeKent	7 ft	19 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Meek LakeKent	9 ft	17 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Cook and White LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
	Bass LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	Blue LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
	Lincoln LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	55 ft	✓ Public
	Pine LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
	Halfmile LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29 ft	Not recorded
	Long LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26 ft	Not recorded
	Thomas LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26 ft	Not recorded
	Woodbeck LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
	Camp LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	✓ Public
	Morgan LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32 ft	Not recorded
	Stoner LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	5 ft	Not recorded
	Wabasis LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	Not recorded
	Myers LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	41 ft	Not recorded
	Brower LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	41 ft	Not recorded
	Cowan LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	Not recorded
	Freska LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Not recorded
	Muskrat LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	21 ft	Not recorded
	Little Pine Island LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	62 ft	Not recorded
	Silver LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	60 ft	Not recorded
	Grass LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Not recorded
	Pickerel LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Not recorded
	Slayton LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	28 ft	Not recorded
	Ratigan LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	37 ft	Not recorded
	Dean LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	10 ft	Not recorded
	Bailey LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	31 ft	Not recorded
	Reeds LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	51 ft	Not recorded
	Pratt LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	14 ft	Not recorded
	Campau LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	15 ft	✓ Public
	Fisk LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lamberton LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
	Clear Bottom LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Olin LakesKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Ke-wag-a-wan LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lim LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	70 ft	Not recorded
	Gidding LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Middle LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Upper LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Black LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	12 ft	Not recorded
	Angel LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	Not recorded
	Saugage LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Crawford LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	10 ft	Not recorded
	Ziegenfuss LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Horseshoe LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Banks LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Bowen LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Green LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Little Blue LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Little Wabasis LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Tek-E-Nink LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	38 ft	Not recorded
	Hart LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	37 ft	Not recorded
	Little Muskrat LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Little Myers LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	12 ft	Not recorded
	McCarthy LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Gavin LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Scally LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	64 ft	Not recorded
	Byrne LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Chase LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Stoney LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	McEwen LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Kettle LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	Not recorded
	Campbell LakeKent	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52 ft	✓ Public
	Buck LakeKent	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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