Maceday Lake
Oakland County, Michigan210 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Maceday Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 117 ft max depth
- Limited data
Maceday Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 14 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 117 ft. Surface area: 210.3 acres.
Free interactive depth-contour map of Maceday Lake, reaching a maximum surveyed depth of 117 ft. Toggle Depth contours to overlay the bathymetric survey lines. Contour data from Michigan DNR.
Maceday Lake is a 210-acre lake in Oakland County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 117 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. The lake supports 1 documented fish species including Lake herring.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-13. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Maceday Lake covers about 210 acres in Oakland County. If you are planning to stay, you can search lake houses and cabins around Maceday Lake on Vrbo, or look for a hotel room near the lake on Booking.com or Expedia.
What Maceday Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water14 ft of visibility
- Deep water117 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 Maceday 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 Maceday Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Maceday 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 14 ft. TSI 39.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 14ft | 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. | 39 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
117 ft
Surface area
210 acres
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Fishing Maceday Lake
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 7 years of monitoring (2016–2023).
Water clarity
Stable7 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+0.29 µg/L/yr7 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+0.21 µg/L/yr7 years
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Frequently asked questions about Maceday Lake
Where is Maceday Lake?
- Maceday 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 Maceday Lake?
- Maceday Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 14 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 117 ft. Surface area: 210.3 acres.
Is Maceday Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Maceday Lake?
- Maceday Lake has a maximum depth of 117 feet. The lake covers 210.3 acres.
What fish are in Maceday Lake?
- Fish species found in Maceday Lake include Lake herring. Maceday Lake is located in Oakland County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
57 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
NALMS57 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.