Bird Lake is a lake in Hillsdale County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Bird Lake?

Bird Lake has a maximum depth of 60 feet and an average depth of 14 feet. The lake covers 115 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Bird Lake?

Bird Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Bird Lake. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Bird Lake?

Bird Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Michigan's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Bird Lake

Hillsdale County, Michigan115 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from EGLE for this lake.

Max depth

60 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

115 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.2 mi

Measured length

60 ft max depth
Public access

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Bird Lake in Hillsdale County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 60 ft. Surface area: 115 acres.

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Water clarity at Bird Lake

Clear water. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Bird Lake averaged 4.03 m (13 ft) of visibility down into the water, so you can typically see several feet down in midsummer.

Nobody has taken a water sample here that we can find. Michigan's environmental agency measures clarity on lakes like this one from satellite images instead, which is why this page reports how clear the water is and no phosphorus or algae readings.

Clear is not the same as clean. A lake can be easy to see through and still carry high nutrient levels, and a naturally tea-stained lake can be perfectly healthy. The nutrient and algae readings on other lakes come from phosphorus and chlorophyll-a measured in a laboratory, and clarity alone cannot stand in for them.

The same satellite images put summer algae here at roughly 2.94 micrograms per litre. Estimating algae from orbit is far less exact than measuring clarity, so that figure is worth knowing and is not part of any rating.

Bird Lake is a 115-acre lake in Hillsdale County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 60 feet (14-foot average). Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Bird Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp
Deep water60 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Bird 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.

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Water quality measurements for Bird Lake

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Bird Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

60 ft

Average depth

14 ft

Surface area

115 acres

Shoreline

1.2 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by EGLE

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Bird LakePublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Bird Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Hillsdale County

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Frequently asked questions about Bird Lake

Where is Bird Lake?: Bird Lake is a lake in Hillsdale County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bird Lake?: Bird Lake in Hillsdale County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 60 ft. Surface area: 115 acres.
Is Bird Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Bird Lake?: Bird Lake has a maximum depth of 60 feet and an average depth of 14 feet. The lake covers 115 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Bird Lake?: Bird Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Bird Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Bird Lake?: Bird Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Michigan's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.