Little Twin Lake
Kalkaska County, Michigan85 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Little Twin Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 31 ft max depth
- Limited data
Little Twin Lake in Kalkaska County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 21 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 31 ft. Surface area: 85.2 acres.
Free interactive depth-contour map of Little Twin Lake, reaching a maximum surveyed depth of 31 ft. Toggle Depth contours to overlay the bathymetric survey lines. Contour data from Michigan DNR.
Little Twin Lake is a 85-acre lake in Kalkaska County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 31 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Little Twin Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water21 ft of visibility
- Deep water31 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 Little Twin 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 Little Twin Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Little Twin Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Crystal clear, you can see 21 ft down. TSI 33.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 21ft | 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. | 33 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
31 ft
Surface area
85 acres
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Fishing Little Twin Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 7 years of monitoring (2016–2023).
Water clarity
Improving7 years
Phosphorus
Improving-0.34 µg/L/yr7 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+0.17 µg/L/yr7 years
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Frequently asked questions about Little Twin Lake
Where is Little Twin Lake?
- Little Twin Lake is a lake in Kalkaska County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Little Twin Lake?
- Little Twin Lake in Kalkaska County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 21 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 31 ft. Surface area: 85.2 acres.
Is Little Twin Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Little Twin Lake?
- Little Twin Lake has a maximum depth of 31 feet. The lake covers 85.2 acres.
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Where this data comes from
98 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS98 samples · 2016–2022
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.