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Newaygo County Lake Quality

Michigan, 59 lakes, measured by EGLE

Newaygo County in Michigan carries 59 monitored lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. 1 of those lake carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Taken together, the monitored lakes of Newaygo County sit near the low-nutrient end of the Michigan range.

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

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All Lakes in Newaygo County

59 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 58 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 58 without enough sampling, hidden

Include not-rated lakes (58)

#	Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
1	Bills LakeNewaygo	13 ft	8 µg/L	1.9 µg/L	No recent samples	90 ft	Not recorded
	Emerald LakeNewaygo	13.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	49 ft	Not recorded
	Sylvan LakeNewaygo	16 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	63 ft	Not recorded
	Fremont LakeNewaygo	10.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	88 ft	Not recorded
	Brush LakeNewaygo	15 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	✓ Public
	Highbank LakeNewaygo	14.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	Not recorded
	Diamond LakeNewaygo	12.3 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	✓ Public
	Pickerel LakeNewaygo	10.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	73 ft	✓ Public
	Kimball LakeNewaygo	4.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
	Pettibone LakeNewaygo	11.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
	Nichols LakeNewaygo	14.7 ft	7 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Webinguaw LakeNewaygo	2.5 ft	73 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	13 ft	✓ Public
	Brooks LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	24 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Lilley LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36 ft	Not recorded
	Walkup LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	Not recorded
	Nichols LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	✓ Public
	Island LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	18 ft	Not recorded
	Woodland LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	51 ft	Not recorded
	Hardy Dam PondNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	110 ft	✓ Public
	Robinson LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	✓ Public
	Crystal LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	61 ft	Not recorded
	Peck LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	22 ft	Not recorded
	Ryerson LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	38 ft	Not recorded
	Croton Dam PondNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	✓ Public
	NewaygoNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Pettit LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36 ft	Not recorded
	Brooks LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	Hess LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	Conover LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	51 ft	Not recorded
	Baptist LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	65 ft	Not recorded
	Sand LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	15 ft	Not recorded
	Englewright LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	60 ft	✓ Public
	Ransom LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	Blanch LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	18 ft	Not recorded
	Ford LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Kemperman LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Twinwood LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
	Croton Dam PondNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
	Lake White CloudNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Blacksmith LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Peterson LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Minnie LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Clarks LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Third LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Second LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Fourth LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Martin LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Benton LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	Indian LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	East LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	51 ft	Not recorded
	Amaung LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 ft	Not recorded
	Lamoreaux LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Bitely LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	Not recorded
	Middle LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Turnbull LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Hungerford LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	Pickerel LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	44.9 ft	Not recorded
	Sisson LakeNewaygo	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	15 ft	Not recorded
	Houseman LakeNewaygo	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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