Center Lake
Osceola County, Michigan41 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Center Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 38 ft max depth
- Limited data
Center Lake in Osceola County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 14.5 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 38 ft. Surface area: 41.3 acres.
Center Lake is a 41-acre lake in Osceola County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 38 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2021-09-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Center Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water14.5 ft of visibility
- Deep water38 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 Center 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 Center Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Center 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 14.5 ft. TSI 39.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 14.5ft | 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. | 39 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
38 ft
Surface area
41 acres
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Fishing Center Lake
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 5 years of monitoring (2016–2021).
Water clarity
Stable5 years
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Frequently asked questions about Center Lake
Where is Center Lake?
- Center Lake is a lake in Osceola County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Center Lake?
- Center Lake in Osceola County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 14.5 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 38 ft. Surface area: 41.3 acres.
Is Center Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Center Lake?
- Center Lake has a maximum depth of 38 feet. The lake covers 41.3 acres.
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Where this data comes from
93 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS93 samples · 2016–2021
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.