Lake Lapeer
Lapeer County, Michigan297 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Lapeer. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Lake Lapeer in Lapeer County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 297 acres.
Lake Lapeer is a 297-acre lake in Lapeer County, Michigan.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2023-06-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Lapeer 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 Lake Lapeer
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Lake Lapeer, 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 3.5 ft. TSI 59.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.5ft | 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. | 59 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
297 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Lapeer, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Lapeer is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Lapeer Lake Level Control Structure (completed 1969), built primarily for recreation on the Farmers Creek; earth-type dam, 29 ft tall and 759 ft long.
- Surface area
- 297 ac
- Normal storage
- 3,450 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 5,365 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 35.8 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- Lake Lapeer Association
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MI00425 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.88 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Lapeer
Where is Lake Lapeer?
- Lake Lapeer is a lake in Lapeer County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Lapeer?
- Lake Lapeer in Lapeer County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 297 acres.
Is Lake Lapeer 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
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS5 samples · 2023
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.