Barneys Lake
Charlevoix County, Michigan40 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Barneys Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 12 ft max depth
- Limited data
Barneys Lake in Charlevoix County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 12 ft. Surface area: 40.3 acres.
Free interactive depth-contour map of Barneys Lake, reaching a maximum surveyed depth of 12 ft. Toggle Depth contours to overlay the bathymetric survey lines. Contour data from Michigan DNR.
Barneys Lake is a 40-acre lake in Charlevoix County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 12 feet. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years. The lake supports 9 documented fish species including Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, and Brown bullhead.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Barneys Lake covers about 40 acres in Charlevoix County. For a place on the water, look through cabin and lake-house rentals near Barneys Lake on Vrbo. For a hotel or motel room, Booking.com and Expedia both search around the lake.
What Barneys Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water10 ft of visibility
- Fishing9 species recorded
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Barneys Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Barneys Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Barneys Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft. TSI 44.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 10ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 44 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
12 ft
Surface area
40 acres
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Fishing Barneys Lake
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2017–2023). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving3 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+1.5 µg/L/yr3 years
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Frequently asked questions about Barneys Lake
Where is Barneys Lake?
- Barneys Lake is a lake in Charlevoix County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Barneys Lake?
- Barneys Lake in Charlevoix County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 12 ft. Surface area: 40.3 acres.
Is Barneys Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Barneys Lake?
- Barneys Lake has a maximum depth of 12 feet. The lake covers 40.3 acres.
What fish are in Barneys Lake?
- Fish species found in Barneys Lake include Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Brown bullhead, Iowa darter, Johnny darter, Largemouth bass, Rock bass, Western banded killifish, Yellow perch. Barneys Lake is located in Charlevoix County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
22 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS22 samples · 2017–2022
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.