Lake Louise
Oakland County, Michigan143 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Louise. Here is what has been measured.
- 38 ft max depth
- Limited data
Lake Louise in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 38 ft. Surface area: 143 acres.
Lake Louise is a 143-acre lake in Oakland County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 38 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2018-09-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Louise is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water38 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Louise 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 Louise
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Lake Louise, 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 7 ft. TSI 49.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 7ft | 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. | 49 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
38 ft
Surface area
143 acres
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Louise is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Louise Dam (completed 1925), built primarily for recreation on the Kearsley Creek; gravity-type dam, 12 ft tall and 303 ft long.
- Surface area
- 143 ac
- Normal storage
- 700 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 860 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 8.6 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Oakland County Drain Commissioner
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MI00255 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Louise
Where is Lake Louise?
- Lake Louise 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 Lake Louise?
- Lake Louise in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 38 ft. Surface area: 143 acres.
Is Lake Louise safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Louise?
- Lake Louise has a maximum depth of 38 feet. The lake covers 143 acres.
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Where this data comes from
18 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS18 samples · 2018
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.