Indianwood Lake
Oakland County, Michigan49 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Indianwood Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Limited data
Indianwood Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 27.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.8 µg/L. Surface area: 49 acres.
Indianwood Lake is a 49-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Oakland County, Michigan. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 28 other monitored lakes in Oakland County, Indianwood Lake ranks #28 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2019-09-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Indianwood 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 Indianwood Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Indianwood Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.8 ft. Phosphorus 27.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 14.8 µg/L. TSI 52.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 8.8ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 27.5µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 14.8µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 52 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
49 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Indianwood Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Indianwood Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2018–2019). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Worsening2 years
Phosphorus
Improving-21 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Indianwood Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Duck Lake Dam (completed 1920), built primarily for recreation on the Paint Creek; earth-type dam, 15 ft tall and 139 ft long.
- Surface area
- 49 ac
- Normal storage
- 50 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 350 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 33 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- Charter Township of Orion
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MI00698 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.05 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Indianwood Lake
Where is Indianwood Lake?
- Indianwood Lake is a lake in Oakland County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Indianwood Lake?
- Indianwood Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 27.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.8 µg/L. Surface area: 49 acres.
Is Indianwood 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
41 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018–2019. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- Michigan EGLE - MiCorps
21MICH_MICORPS41 samples · 2018–2019
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
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.