Douglas Lake
Otsego County, Michigan86 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Douglas Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 36 ft max depth
- Limited data
Douglas Lake in Otsego County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 16.5 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 36 ft. Surface area: 86 acres.
Free interactive depth-contour map of Douglas Lake, reaching a maximum surveyed depth of 36 ft. Toggle Depth contours to overlay the bathymetric survey lines. Contour data from Michigan DNR.
Douglas Lake is a 86-acre lake in Otsego County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 36 feet. The lake supports 22 documented fish species including Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, and Brown bullhead.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Douglas Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water16.5 ft of visibility
- Fishing22 species recorded
- Deep water36 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 Douglas 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 Douglas Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Douglas 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
36 ft
Surface area
86 acres
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
3 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,234 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS).
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Frequently asked questions about Douglas Lake
Where is Douglas Lake?
- Douglas Lake is a lake in Otsego County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Douglas Lake?
- Douglas Lake in Otsego County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 16.5 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 36 ft. Surface area: 86 acres.
Is Douglas Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Douglas Lake?
- Douglas Lake has a maximum depth of 36 feet. The lake covers 86 acres.
What fish are in Douglas Lake?
- Fish species found in Douglas Lake include Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Brown bullhead, Central mudminnow, Common shiner, Creek chub, Golden shiner, Iowa darter, Johnny darter, Lake herring, Largemouth bass, Mottled sculpin, Northern logperch, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed, Rock bass, Sand shiner, Smallmouth bass, Spottail shiner, Trout-perch, White sucker, Yellow perch. Douglas Lake is located in Otsego County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
7 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS7 samples · 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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)