Hermansville Lake
Menominee County, Michigan132 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Hermansville Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Hermansville Lake in Menominee County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6 ft visibility. Surface area: 132 acres.
Hermansville Lake is a 132-acre lake in Menominee County, Michigan.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2016-09-15. 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 Hermansville 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 Hermansville Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Hermansville Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 6 ft. TSI 51.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 6ft | 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. | 51 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
132 acres
The available depth estimate for Hermansville Lake is shallower than its measured water clarity, which cannot be right, so no depth is shown.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
17 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
2.5 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
876 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS).
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Hermansville Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Hermansville Dam (completed 1888), built primarily for recreation on the Little Cedar River; earth-type dam, 12 ft tall and 235 ft long.
- Surface area
- 132 ac
- Normal storage
- 475 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 630 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 15 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- Meyer Township
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MI00215 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Hermansville Lake
Where is Hermansville Lake?
- Hermansville Lake is a lake in Menominee County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hermansville Lake?
- Hermansville Lake in Menominee County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6 ft visibility. Surface area: 132 acres.
Is Hermansville Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Hermansville Lake?
- The available depth estimate for Hermansville Lake is shallower than its measured water clarity, which cannot be right, so no depth is shown. The lake covers 132 acres.
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Where this data comes from
8 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS8 samples · 2016
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.
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Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)