Five Lakes
Clare County, Michigan119 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from EGLE for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 60 ft max depth
Five Lakes in Clare County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 60 ft. Surface area: 119 acres.
Five Lakes is a 119-acre lake in Clare County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 60 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Five Lakes is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water60 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Five Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Five Lakes 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 Five Lakes
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Five Lakes, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Max depth
60 ft
Surface area
119 acres
Shoreline
3.6 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Five Lakes is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MI040802010303-03 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Five Lakes
Where is Five Lakes?
- Five Lakes is a lake in Clare County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Five Lakes?
- Five Lakes in Clare County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 60 ft. Surface area: 119 acres.
Is Five Lakes safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Five Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Five Lakes?
- Five Lakes has a maximum depth of 60 feet. The lake covers 119 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Five Lakes come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database