Lime Lake
Leelanau County, Michigan662 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Lime Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 67 ft max depth
- Limited data
Lime Lake in Leelanau County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 13 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 67 ft. Surface area: 661.7 acres.
Lime Lake is a 662-acre lake in Leelanau County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 67 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2023-09-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Lime Lake covers about 660 acres in Leelanau County. For a place on the water, look through cabin and lake-house rentals near Lime Lake on Vrbo. For a hotel or motel room, Booking.com and Expedia both search around the lake.
What Lime Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water13 ft of visibility
- Deep water67 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 Lime 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 Lime Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Lime Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 13 ft. Phosphorus 5 µg/L. TSI 34.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 13ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 5µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 34 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
67 ft
Surface area
662 acres
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Fishing Lime Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2022–2023). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Lime Lake
Where is Lime Lake?
- Lime Lake is a lake in Leelanau County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lime Lake?
- Lime Lake in Leelanau County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 13 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 67 ft. Surface area: 661.7 acres.
Is Lime Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lime Lake?
- Lime Lake has a maximum depth of 67 feet. The lake covers 661.7 acres.
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Where this data comes from
13 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- Michigan EGLE - MiCorps
21MICH_MICORPS13 samples · 2021–2023
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
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.