Greenes Lake
Charlevoix County, Michigan61 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Greenes Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Greenes Lake in Charlevoix County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 46 µg/L. Surface area: 60.8 acres.
Greenes Lake is a 61-acre lake in Charlevoix County, Michigan.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2023-09-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Greenes 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 Greenes Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Greenes Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 46 µg/L. TSI 63.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 46µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 63 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
61 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Greenes Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2022–2023). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Stable0 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Greenes Lake
Where is Greenes Lake?
- Greenes Lake is a lake in Charlevoix County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Greenes Lake?
- Greenes Lake in Charlevoix County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 46 µg/L. Surface area: 60.8 acres.
Is Greenes Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
12 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- Michigan EGLE - MiCorps
21MICH_MICORPS12 samples · 2022–2023
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
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.