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Livingston County Lake Quality

Michigan, 100 lakes, measured by EGLE

Livingston County has 100 monitored lakes, enough that within-county variation matters as much as the county average. Some are deep glacial basins, others are shallow agricultural-watershed waters, and the measurements reflect that mix. 4 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Taken together, the monitored lakes of Livingston County sit near the low-nutrient end of the Michigan range.

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 Ore Lake.

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Fishing in Livingston County

Livingston County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Livingston County

All Lakes in Livingston County

100 lakes · 4 ranked on readings, 96 without enough sampling4 lakes ranked on readings · 96 without enough sampling, hidden

Include not-rated lakes (96)

#	Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
1	Ore LakeLivingston	9 ft	22 µg/L	2.8 µg/L	No recent samples	81 ft	✓ Public
2	Cordley LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	1.4 µg/L	No recent samples	31 ft	Not recorded
3	Tamarack LakeLivingston	7 ft	20 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	Not recorded
4	Whitewood LakeLivingston	10 ft	20 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	Not recorded
	Green Oak LakeLivingston	13 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	42 ft	Not recorded
	Earl LakeLivingston	6.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Whitewood LakesLivingston	10 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	Not recorded
	Lake ChemungLivingston	15 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	60 ft	✓ Public
	Portage LakeLivingston	12.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Bass LakeLivingston	9.5 ft	10 µg/L	2.2 µg/L	No recent samples	73 ft	Not recorded
	Tamarack LakeLivingston	7 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	Not recorded
	Hamburg LakeLivingston	14 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Clark LakeLivingston	12 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
	Whitmore LakeLivingston	9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	69 ft	✓ Public
	Oneida LakeLivingston	8 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	Not recorded
	Triangle LakeLivingston	9.5 ft	24.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Bennett LakeLivingston	9.5 ft	14 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	58 ft	Not recorded
	Ryan LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29 ft	Not recorded
	Hoisington LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	37 ft	Not recorded
	Runyan LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39 ft	Not recorded
	Louise LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26 ft	Not recorded
	Indian Lake (south)Livingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29 ft	Not recorded
	Shannon LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32 ft	Not recorded
	Tyrone LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
	Whalen LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	42 ft	Not recorded
	Lake WaldenLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39 ft	Not recorded
	Handy LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	Not recorded
	Round LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	Not recorded
	Maxfield LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	46 ft	Not recorded
	Long LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	55 ft	Not recorded
	Thompson LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	55 ft	Not recorded
	Sloan LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	Not recorded
	School LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	27 ft	Not recorded
	Beach LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	22 ft	Not recorded
	Woodland LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	✓ Public
	East Crooked LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	✓ Public
	West Crooked LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19 ft	Not recorded
	Clifford LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	Not recorded
	Coon LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	Not recorded
	Pardee LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	Not recorded
	Cedar LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	Not recorded
	Wildwing LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
	Brighton LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
	Fonda LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39 ft	Not recorded
	Pleasant LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	Not recorded
	Briggs LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39 ft	Not recorded
	Island LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	43 ft	Not recorded
	Appleton LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	✓ Public
	Bishop LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	Not recorded
	Bently LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	Not recorded
	Ore LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	81 ft	Not recorded
	Winans LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	56 ft	Not recorded
	Putnam LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29 ft	Not recorded
	Rush LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	21 ft	Not recorded
	Zukey LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Sandy Bottom LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	43 ft	Not recorded
	Strawberry LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	Not recorded
	Inchwagh LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
	Gallagher LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Woodburn LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Williamsville LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32 ft	Not recorded
	Patterson LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	27 ft	Not recorded
	Hi-Land LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	10 ft	Not recorded
	Watson LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32 ft	Not recorded
	Hi-Land LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	10 ft	Not recorded
	Sheets LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
	Cranberry LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Chenango LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Tioga LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
	Gut LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
	Buck LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Fish LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	42.7 ft	Not recorded
	Limekiln LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36.1 ft	Not recorded
	Ten Mile LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52.5 ft	Not recorded
	Frog LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	10 ft	Not recorded
	Silver Fox LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Mallard LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Maltby LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	59 ft	Not recorded
	Lake of the PinesLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Woodruff LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Pickerel LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Durfee LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Baetcke LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lime LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	27 ft	Not recorded
	Bishop LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	✓ Public
	Chilson ImpoundmentLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9.8 ft	Not recorded
	Euler LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Osborn LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Moraine LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Waw LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Bitten LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Bullard LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Neff LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26 ft	Not recorded
	Hidden LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Stearns LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Fausett LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Shannon LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Sullivan LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lamoreaux LakeLivingston	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	McConachie LakeLivingston	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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