Buck Lake
Iron County, Michigan150 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Buck Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 30 ft max depth
- Limited data
Buck Lake in Iron County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 11 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 150.4 acres.
Free interactive depth-contour map of Buck Lake, reaching a maximum surveyed depth of 30 ft. Toggle Depth contours to overlay the bathymetric survey lines. Contour data from Michigan DNR.
Buck Lake is a 150-acre lake in Iron County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 30 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-02. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Buck Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water11 ft of visibility
- Deep water30 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Buck 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 Buck Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Buck 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 11 ft. TSI 43.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 11ft | 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. | 43 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
30 ft
Surface area
150 acres
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Fishing Buck Lake
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2016–2023). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Stable+0.17 µg/L/yr3 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-0.3 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Buck Lake
Where is Buck Lake?
- Buck Lake is a lake in Iron County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Buck Lake?
- Buck Lake in Iron County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 11 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 150.4 acres.
Is Buck Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Buck Lake?
- Buck Lake has a maximum depth of 30 feet. The lake covers 150.4 acres.
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Where this data comes from
7 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS7 samples · 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.