Where is Fletcher Pond?

Fletcher Pond is a lake in Alpena County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.

Are there boat ramps on Fletcher Pond?

Fletcher Pond has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Fletcher Pond, Jacks Landing. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Fletcher Pond?

Fletcher Pond has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Michigan's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Fletcher Pond

Alpena County, Michigan6,821 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from EGLE for this lake.

Area

6,821 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
Public access

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Fletcher Pond in Alpena County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 6820.6 acres.

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Water clarity at Fletcher Pond

Moderate clarity. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Fletcher Pond averaged 2.01 m (7 ft) of visibility down into the water, so visibility is middling in midsummer, which is ordinary for a productive inland lake.

Nobody has taken a water sample here that we can find. Michigan's environmental agency measures clarity on lakes like this one from satellite images instead, which is why this page reports how clear the water is and no phosphorus or algae readings.

Clear is not the same as clean. A lake can be easy to see through and still carry high nutrient levels, and a naturally tea-stained lake can be perfectly healthy. The nutrient and algae readings on other lakes come from phosphorus and chlorophyll-a measured in a laboratory, and clarity alone cannot stand in for them.

The same satellite images put summer algae here at roughly 8.97 micrograms per litre. Estimating algae from orbit is far less exact than measuring clarity, so that figure is worth knowing and is not part of any rating.

Fletcher Pond is a 6,821-acre lake in Alpena County, Michigan. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 2 public boat landings.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Fletcher Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch2 documented ramps
Big water6,821 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Fletcher Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Fletcher Pond 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.

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Water quality measurements for Fletcher Pond

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Fletcher Pond, 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

Average depth

Not documented

Surface area

6,821 acres

Shoreline

1.3 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by EGLE

The published depth figures for Fletcher Pond contradict each other, so no depth is shown.

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Fletcher PondPublic
Jacks LandingSemi-private

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Fletcher Pond

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EPA Impairment Status

Fletcher Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MI040700060204-02 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Fletcher Pond

Where is Fletcher Pond?: Fletcher Pond is a lake in Alpena County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Fletcher Pond?: Fletcher Pond in Alpena County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 6820.6 acres.
Is Fletcher Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Fletcher Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Fletcher Pond?: The published depth figures for Fletcher Pond contradict each other, so no depth is shown. The lake covers 6820.6 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Fletcher Pond?: Fletcher Pond has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Fletcher Pond, Jacks Landing. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Fletcher Pond?: Fletcher Pond has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Michigan's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.