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Grass Lake

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632 acres

Grass Lake in Montmorency County, Michigan is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 632 acres.

Area
632 acres

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Water clarity at Grass Lake

Moderate clarity. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Grass Lake averaged 1.87 m (6 ft) of visibility down into the water, so visibility is middling in midsummer, which is ordinary for a productive inland lake. This lake sits close to the line between clarity classes, so treat the label as approximate and the depth reading as the real number.

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 but carries no A–F grade.

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 A–F grade on other lakes is built from phosphorus and algae measured in a laboratory, and clarity alone cannot stand in for it.

The same satellite images put summer algae here at roughly 10.26 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.

Grass Lake is a 632-acre lake in Montmorency County, Michigan.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled recent years. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

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Elevated nutrients

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

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Water quality measurements for Grass Lake

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data. Trophic State Index: undefined.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)

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Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Surface Area632 acres
Shoreline Length1.4 mi

The published depth figures for Grass Lake contradict each other, so no depth is shown.

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Frequently asked questions about Grass Lake

Where is Grass Lake?

Grass Lake is a lake in Montmorency County, Michigan. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no in-situ water sample; this lake is rated for water clarity from satellite observations instead.

What is the water quality grade for Grass Lake?

Grass Lake in Montmorency County, Michigan is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 632 acres.

Is Grass Lake safe to swim in?

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Grass Lake is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.

How deep is Grass Lake?

The published depth figures for Grass Lake contradict each other, so no depth is shown. The lake covers 632 acres.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Grass Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.