Duck Lake
Grand Traverse County, Michigan1,944 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Duck Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 98 ft max depth
- Limited data
Duck Lake in Grand Traverse County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 15 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 98 ft. Surface area: 1943.5 acres.
Duck Lake is a 1,944-acre lake in Grand Traverse County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 98 feet. The lake supports 3 documented fish species including Brook stickleback, Lake herring, and Rainbow smelt.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2019-09-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Duck Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water15 ft of visibility
- Fishing3 species recorded
- Deep water98 ft surveyed max depth
- Big water1,944 acres
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.
Crystal clear, you can see 15 ft down. TSI 38.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 15ft | 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. | 38 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
98 ft
Surface area
1,944 acres
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Frequently asked questions about Duck Lake
Where is Duck Lake?
- Duck Lake is a lake in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 15 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 98 ft. Surface area: 1943.5 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?
- Duck Lake has a maximum depth of 98 feet. The lake covers 1943.5 acres.
What fish are in Duck Lake?
- Fish species found in Duck Lake include Brook stickleback, Lake herring, Rainbow smelt. Duck Lake is located in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
12 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2019. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS12 samples · 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.