Kinross Lake
Chippewa County, Michigan36 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from EGLE for this lake.
- Impaired · PFAS
Kinross Lake in Chippewa County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 36 acres.
Kinross Lake is a 36-acre lake in Chippewa County, Michigan.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Kinross Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pFAS. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Kinross 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 Kinross Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Kinross Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
36 acres
Shoreline
0.9 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Kinross Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Kinross 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: Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MI040700010201-03 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Kinross Lake
Where is Kinross Lake?
- Kinross Lake is a lake in Chippewa County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kinross Lake?
- Kinross Lake in Chippewa County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 36 acres.
Is Kinross Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Kinross Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pFAS. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Kinross Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database