Long Lake
Oakland County, Michigan32 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Long Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 55 ft max depth
- Limited data
Long Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.5 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 55 ft. Surface area: 32.4 acres.
Long Lake is a 32-acre lake in Oakland County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 55 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. The lake supports 1 documented fish species including Yellow bullhead.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2019-09-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Long Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water10.5 ft of visibility
- Deep water55 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 Long 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 Long Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Long 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 10.5 ft. TSI 43.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 10.5ft | 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. | 43 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
55 ft
Surface area
32 acres
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Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2018–2019). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving2 years
Phosphorus
Improving-1 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Long Lake
Where is Long Lake?
- Long Lake 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 Long Lake?
- Long Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.5 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 55 ft. Surface area: 32.4 acres.
Is Long Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Long Lake?
- Long Lake has a maximum depth of 55 feet. The lake covers 32.4 acres.
What fish are in Long Lake?
- Fish species found in Long Lake include Yellow bullhead. Long Lake is located in Oakland County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
36 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018–2019. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS36 samples · 2018–2019
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.