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Chancellor Lake

Mason County, Michigan67 acresView mapDirections

EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Chancellor Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
26 ft
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 2022
Max depth
50 ft
Bathymetric survey
Area
67 acres
Surface area
Trend
Stable
7 years of samples
  • 50 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Chancellor Lake in Mason County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 26 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 50 ft. Surface area: 67.4 acres.

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Chancellor Lake is a 67-acre lake in Mason County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 50 feet. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Chancellor Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water26 ft of visibility
  • Deep water50 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Chancellor 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 Chancellor Lake

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

Crystal clear, you can see 26 ft down. TSI 30.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)26ftMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorusNo 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.30Oligotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Lake Details

Max depth

50 ft

Surface area

67 acres

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Fishing Chancellor Lake

Based on 7 years of monitoring (2016–2023).

  • Water clarity

    Improving

    7 years

  • Phosphorus

    Worsening

    +0.55 µg/L/yr6 years

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Frequently asked questions about Chancellor Lake

Where is Chancellor Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Chancellor Lake?

Chancellor Lake in Mason County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 26 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 50 ft. Surface area: 67.4 acres.

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Is Chancellor Lake safe to swim in?

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

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How deep is Chancellor Lake?

Chancellor Lake has a maximum depth of 50 feet. The lake covers 67.4 acres.

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Where this data comes from

53 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.

Collected and reported by

  • North American Lake Management SocietyNALMS53 samples · 2016–2022
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.