Deer Lake
Oakland County, Michigan132 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Deer Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 63 ft max depth
- Limited data
Deer Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 63 ft. Surface area: 132.1 acres.
Deer Lake is a 132-acre lake in Oakland County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 63 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 2019-09-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Deer Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water63 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 Deer 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 Deer Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Deer Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 9 ft. TSI 45.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 9ft | 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. | 45 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
63 ft
Surface area
132 acres
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Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2016–2019).
Water clarity
Improving4 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+3.3 µg/L/yr4 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+0.16 µg/L/yr4 years
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Frequently asked questions about Deer Lake
Where is Deer Lake?
- Deer Lake is a lake in Oakland County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Deer Lake?
- Deer Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 63 ft. Surface area: 132.1 acres.
Is Deer Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Deer Lake?
- Deer Lake has a maximum depth of 63 feet. The lake covers 132.1 acres.
What fish are in Deer Lake?
- Fish species found in Deer Lake include Lake herring. Deer Lake is located in Oakland County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
74 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2019. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS74 samples · 2016–2019
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.