Brendel Lake
Oakland County, Michigan47 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Brendel Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Brendel Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 47 acres.
Brendel Lake is a 47-acre lake in Oakland County, Michigan.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2018-09-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Brendel Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water12.5 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Brendel 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 Brendel Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Brendel 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 12.5 ft. TSI 41.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 12.5ft | 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. | 41 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
47 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Brendel Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Brendel Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Neva Dam (completed 1955), built primarily for recreation on the Cedar Creek; earth-type dam, 17 ft tall and 485 ft long.
- Surface area
- 47 ac
- Normal storage
- 288 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 700 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 8.5 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Lakewood Village Improvement Assoc
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MI00614 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.58 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Brendel Lake
Where is Brendel Lake?
- Brendel Lake is a lake in Oakland County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Brendel Lake?
- Brendel Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 47 acres.
Is Brendel Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
19 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS19 samples · 2018
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.