Evans Lake
Lenawee County, Michigan220 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Evans Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 42 ft max depth
- Limited data
Evans Lake in Lenawee County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 14 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 42 ft. Surface area: 220.4 acres.
Evans Lake is a 220-acre lake in Lenawee County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 42 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. The lake supports 19 documented fish species including Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, and Bluegill.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2018-09-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Evans Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water14 ft of visibility
- Fishing19 species recorded
- Deep water42 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 Evans 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 Evans Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Evans Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 14 ft. TSI 39.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 14ft | 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. | 39 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
42 ft
Surface area
220 acres
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Fishing Evans Lake
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2016–2018). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Worsening3 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+1 µg/L/yr3 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+0.9 µg/L/yr3 years
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Frequently asked questions about Evans Lake
Where is Evans Lake?
- Evans Lake is a lake in Lenawee County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Evans Lake?
- Evans Lake in Lenawee County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 14 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 42 ft. Surface area: 220.4 acres.
Is Evans Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Evans Lake?
- Evans Lake has a maximum depth of 42 feet. The lake covers 220.4 acres.
What fish are in Evans Lake?
- Fish species found in Evans Lake include Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brook silverside, Common shiner, Golden shiner, Grass pickerel, Iowa darter, Lake chubsucker, Largemouth bass, Mimic shiner, Northern longear sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Spotfin shiner, Spottail shiner, Warmouth, White sucker, Yellow perch. Evans Lake is located in Lenawee County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
30 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2018. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS30 samples · 2016–2018
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.