Marl Lake is a lake in Roscommon County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.

Are there boat ramps on Marl Lake?

Marl Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Marl Lake, South Higgins Lake State Park. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Marl Lake?

Marl Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Michigan's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Marl Lake

Roscommon County, Michigan238 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from EGLE for this lake.

Area

238 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.1 mi

Measured length

Public access

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Marl Lake in Roscommon County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 237.8 acres.

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Water clarity at Marl Lake

Murky water. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Marl Lake averaged 0.54 m (2 ft) of visibility down into the water, so you cannot see far below the surface in midsummer.

Nobody has taken a water sample here that we can find. Michigan's environmental agency measures clarity on lakes like this one from satellite images instead, which is why this page reports how clear the water is and no phosphorus or algae readings.

Clear is not the same as clean. A lake can be easy to see through and still carry high nutrient levels, and a naturally tea-stained lake can be perfectly healthy. The nutrient and algae readings on other lakes come from phosphorus and chlorophyll-a measured in a laboratory, and clarity alone cannot stand in for them.

The same satellite images put summer algae here at roughly 32.54 micrograms per litre. Estimating algae from orbit is far less exact than measuring clarity, so that figure is worth knowing and is not part of any rating.

Marl Lake is a 238-acre lake in Roscommon County, Michigan. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 2 public boat landings.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Marl Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch2 documented ramps

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Marl 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.

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Water quality measurements for Marl Lake

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Marl Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Average depth

Not documented

Surface area

238 acres

Shoreline

1.1 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by EGLE

The published depth figures for Marl Lake contradict each other, so no depth is shown.

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Marl LakePublic
South Higgins Lake State ParkPublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Marl Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Roscommon County

Higgins Lake34 ft clear4.4 miView →Robinson Creek Flooding4.6 miView →Little Mud Lake Flooding5.7 miView →Houghton Lake6.5 miView →Robinson Lake5.5 miView →North Bay Houghton Lake4 ft clear5.9 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Marl Lake

Where is Marl Lake?: Marl Lake is a lake in Roscommon County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Marl Lake?: Marl Lake in Roscommon County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 237.8 acres.
Is Marl Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Marl Lake?: The published depth figures for Marl Lake contradict each other, so no depth is shown. The lake covers 237.8 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Marl Lake?: Marl Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Marl Lake, South Higgins Lake State Park. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Marl Lake?: Marl Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Michigan's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.