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Magician Lake West Basin

Grade Not rated
Limited Data

Magician Lake West Basin in Cass County, Michigan is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar.

Mean depth
~13 ft est.

Magician Lake West Basin is a lake in Cass County, Michigan with an estimated average depth of about 13 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2021-03-23. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

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Water Quality Grade: Not rated

No clarity data.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No data
PhosphorusNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No data

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Average Depth~13 ft est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Michigan has not published bathymetry for Magician Lake West Basin.

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Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
1 sq mi
Surface area
455 acres
Mean depth (modeled estimate)
~13 ft est.
Shoreline
6.1 mi
Elevation
761 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.

Where this data comes from

1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Michigan EGLE - MiCorps21MICH_MICORPS1 sample · 2021

Analytical methods

  • Phosphorus by Colorimetry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds come from the U.S. EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 Technical Support Document (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated.

Data Sources

Water quality data from the EPA Water Quality Portal

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion

Most recent sample: 2021-03-23

Monitoring stations: 1

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