Kimball Lake
Newaygo County, Michigan147 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Kimball Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 40 ft max depth
- Limited data
Kimball Lake in Newaygo County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.5 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 147 acres.
Free interactive depth-contour map of Kimball Lake, reaching a maximum surveyed depth of 40 ft. Toggle Depth contours to overlay the bathymetric survey lines. Contour data from Michigan DNR.
Kimball Lake is a 147-acre lake in Newaygo County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 40 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. The lake supports 20 documented fish species including Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, and Bluegill.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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What Kimball Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Fishing20 species recorded
- Deep water40 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Kimball Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Kimball 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 Kimball Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Kimball 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 4.5 ft. TSI 55.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.5ft | 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. | 55 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
40 ft
Surface area
147 acres
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Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 5 years of monitoring (2019–2023).
Water clarity
Stable5 years
Phosphorus
Improving-2.75 µg/L/yr3 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-0.35 µg/L/yr3 years
EPA Impairment Status
Kimball Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MI040601020903-02 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Kimball Lake
Where is Kimball Lake?
- Kimball Lake is a lake in Newaygo County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kimball Lake?
- Kimball Lake in Newaygo County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.5 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 147 acres.
Is Kimball Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Kimball Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Kimball Lake?
- Kimball Lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet. The lake covers 147 acres.
What fish are in Kimball Lake?
- Fish species found in Kimball Lake include Black crappie, Blackchin shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Creek chub, Golden shiner, Grass pickerel, Green sunfish, Iowa darter, Johnny darter, Lake chubsucker, Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed, Rock bass, Sand shiner, Western banded killifish, White sucker, Yellow bullhead, Yellow perch. Kimball Lake is located in Newaygo County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
45 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS45 samples · 2020–2022
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.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database