Cedar Lake
Iosco County, Michigan142 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Cedar Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Cedar Lake in Iosco County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12 ft visibility. Surface area: 142.1 acres.
Cedar Lake is a 142-acre lake in Iosco County, Michigan. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. The lake supports 20 documented fish species including Black bullhead, Bluegill, and Bluntnose minnow.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2017-09-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Cedar Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water12 ft of visibility
- Fishing20 species recorded
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Cedar 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 Cedar Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Cedar 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 ft. TSI 41.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 12ft | 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
142 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Cedar Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2016–2017). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Cedar Lake
Where is Cedar Lake?
- Cedar Lake is a lake in Iosco County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cedar Lake?
- Cedar Lake in Iosco County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12 ft visibility. Surface area: 142.1 acres.
Is Cedar Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
What fish are in Cedar Lake?
- Fish species found in Cedar Lake include Black bullhead, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brown bullhead, Central mudminnow, Common shiner, Emerald shiner, Golden shiner, Iowa darter, Johnny darter, Largemouth bass, Mimic shiner, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed, Rock bass, Sand shiner, Smallmouth bass, Tadpole madtom, Western banded killifish, Yellow perch. Cedar Lake is located in Iosco County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
32 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2017. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- Michigan EGLE - MiCorps
21MICH_MICORPS32 samples · 2016–2017
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.