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Ogemaw County Lake Quality

Michigan, 50 lakes, measured by EGLE

Ogemaw County in Michigan carries 50 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. On average, Ogemaw County lakes carry some of the lowest phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings in Michigan, with clear summer transparency across most monitored basins.

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 Au Sable Lake.

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Fishing in Ogemaw County

Ogemaw County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Ogemaw County

All Lakes in Ogemaw County

50 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 49 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 49 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Au Sable LakeOgemaw10.5 ft10 µg/L3.3 µg/LNo recent samples52 ft✓ Public
Clear LakeOgemaw15 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ft✓ Public
Rifle LakeOgemawNo recent samples24.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples70 ft✓ Public
Island LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ftNot recorded
Rifle LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples70 ft✓ Public
Grousehaven LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ft✓ Public
Lake AugustinaOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples35 ftNot recorded
North Dease LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples47 ftNot recorded
Grebe LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples34 ftNot recorded
Devoe LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ft✓ Public
George LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples90 ft✓ Public
South Dease LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples44 ftNot recorded
Laird LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ftNot recorded
Twin Lake (east)OgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples33 ftNot recorded
Sage LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples70 ftNot recorded
Twin Lake (west)OgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples33 ftNot recorded
Henderson LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ftNot recorded
Big Norway LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples32 ftNot recorded
Arrowhead LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples36 ftNot recorded
Stylus LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples36 ftNot recorded
Peach LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ft✓ Public
Lake OgemawOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples41 ftNot recorded
Hardwood LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples35 ft✓ Public
Cabin LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ftNot recorded
Lake GeorgeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples45 ft✓ Public
Johnson LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples42 ftNot recorded
Cranberry LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples47 ftNot recorded
Edwards LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ftNot recorded
Frost LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples34 ftNot recorded
Chatman LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples17 ftNot recorded
Mills LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Feeding Ground LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Skidway LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bush LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples35 ft✓ Public
Norway LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Elbow LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hewey LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Boughner LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples22 ftNot recorded
Little Stylus LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
East Stylus LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Jenkins LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ambrose LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ft✓ Public
Horseshoe LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ft✓ Public
Eagle LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Prior LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Flowage LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ogemaw LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Gear LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tee LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples60 ft✓ Public
Edwards LakeOgemawNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot 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.