Batteese Lake
Jackson County, Michigan107 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Batteese Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Batteese Lake in Jackson County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 ft visibility. Surface area: 106.6 acres.
Batteese Lake is a 107-acre lake in Jackson County, Michigan. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years. The lake supports 2 documented fish species including Black crappie and Bluegill.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2023-05-30. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Batteese 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 Batteese Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Batteese Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility. TSI 63.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.8ft | 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. | 63 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
107 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Batteese Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2021–2023). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving3 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+108 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Batteese Lake
Where is Batteese Lake?
- Batteese Lake is a lake in Jackson County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Batteese Lake?
- Batteese Lake in Jackson County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 ft visibility. Surface area: 106.6 acres.
Is Batteese Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
What fish are in Batteese Lake?
- Fish species found in Batteese Lake include Black crappie, Bluegill. Batteese Lake is located in Jackson County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
31 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
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NALMS31 samples · 2021–2023
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.