High Lake
Kent County, Michigan17 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for High Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
High Lake in Kent County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.3 ft visibility. Surface area: 17.2 acres.
High Lake is a 17-acre lake in Kent County, Michigan. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-13. 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 High 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 High Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for High 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 6.3 ft. TSI 51.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 6.3ft | 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
17 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for High Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing High Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2016–2023).
Water clarity
Improving3 years
Phosphorus
Improving-11.62 µg/L/yr4 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+0.8 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about High Lake
Where is High Lake?
- High Lake is a lake in Kent County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of High Lake?
- High Lake in Kent County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.3 ft visibility. Surface area: 17.2 acres.
Is High 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
8 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS8 samples · 2022
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.