Duck Lake
Muskegon County, Michigan112 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Duck Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 29 ft max depth
- Limited data
Duck Lake in Muskegon County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 111.5 acres.
Duck Lake is a 112-acre lake in Muskegon County, Michigan with an estimated average depth of about 29 feet. The lake supports 22 documented fish species including Black bullhead, Black crappie, and Bluegill.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2024-07-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Duck Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Fishing22 species recorded
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Duck 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 Duck Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Duck 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 8.5 ft. TSI 46.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 8.5ft | 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. | 46 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~29 ft est.
Surface area
112 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Michigan has not published bathymetry for Duck Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
5 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.7 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
640 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Frequently asked questions about Duck Lake
Where is Duck Lake?
- Duck Lake is a lake in Muskegon County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Duck Lake?
- Duck Lake in Muskegon County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 111.5 acres.
Is Duck Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Duck Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Duck Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 29 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 111.5 acres.
What fish are in Duck Lake?
- Fish species found in Duck Lake include Black bullhead, Black crappie, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brook stickleback, Brook trout, Brown bullhead, Central mudminnow, Common shiner, Creek chub, Golden shiner, Lake herring, Largemouth bass, Mottled sculpin, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed, Rainbow smelt, Rock bass, Smallmouth bass, Spotted gar, White sucker, Yellow perch. Duck Lake is located in Muskegon County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
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NALMS1 sample · 2024
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)