Clark Lake
Gogebic County, Michigan836 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Clark Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 74 ft max depth
- Limited data
Clark Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 16.5 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 74 ft. Surface area: 836 acres.
Free interactive depth-contour map of Clark Lake, reaching a maximum surveyed depth of 74 ft. Toggle Depth contours to overlay the bathymetric survey lines. Contour data from Michigan DNR.
Clark Lake is a 836-acre lake in Gogebic County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 74 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. The lake supports 1 documented fish species including Lake herring.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2023-09-06. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Clark Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water16.5 ft of visibility
- Deep water74 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 Clark 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 Clark Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Clark 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 16.5 ft down. TSI 37.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 16.5ft | 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. | 37 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
74 ft
Surface area
836 acres
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
11 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
9.4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,716 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS).
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Fish Species
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Fishing Clark Lake
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2017–2023). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Worsening3 years
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Frequently asked questions about Clark Lake
Where is Clark Lake?
- Clark Lake is a lake in Gogebic County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Clark Lake?
- Clark Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 16.5 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 74 ft. Surface area: 836 acres.
Is Clark Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Clark Lake?
- Clark Lake has a maximum depth of 74 feet. The lake covers 836 acres.
What fish are in Clark Lake?
- Fish species found in Clark Lake include Lake herring. Clark Lake is located in Gogebic County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- Eastern Regional Office
USFSEASTERN3 samples · 2017–2023
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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)