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Oscoda County Lake Quality

Michigan, 25 lakes, measured by EGLE

There are 25 monitored lakes in Oscoda County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. The 25 monitored lakes in Oscoda County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings EGLE has published, shown as reported.

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.

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Planning a trip? Check special fishing regulations for Loon Lake, whether the fish are safe to eat, and the best times to fish — or check the official Michigan fishing regulations.

Fishing in Oscoda County

Oscoda County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Oscoda County

All Lakes in Oscoda County

25 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 25 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 25 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Loon LakeOscoda21 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ftNot recorded
Mack LakeOscoda5.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples5 ftNot recorded
Tea LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples70 ftNot recorded
Snyder LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples32 ftNot recorded
Little Bear LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples28 ftNot recorded
Island LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ftNot recorded
McCollum LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ft✓ Public
Indian LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples55 ftNot recorded
Muskrat LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples4 ft✓ Public
Perry LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Shamrock LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ftNot recorded
Island LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15 ftNot recorded
Mio Dam PondOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples30 ftNot recorded
Lake DavidOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples12.1 ftNot recorded
Island LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Island LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bass LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tote Road LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Perch LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Durkee LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rhoads LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Oak LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mio Dam PondOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples30 ft✓ Public
Moon LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tea LakeOscodaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples70 ftNot 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.