McKeever Lake
Schoolcraft County, Michigan147 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from EGLE for this lake.
- 40 ft max depth
McKeever Lake in Schoolcraft County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 147.4 acres.
Water clarity at McKeever Lake
Clear water. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, McKeever Lake averaged 3.7 m (12 ft) of visibility down into the water, so you can typically see several feet down in midsummer. This lake sits close to the line between clarity classes, so treat the label as approximate and the depth reading as the real number.
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 3.53 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.
McKeever Lake is a 147-acre lake in Schoolcraft County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 40 feet (14-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What McKeever Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping2 public campgrounds nearby
- Deep water40 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether McKeever 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 McKeever Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for McKeever 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
Max depth
40 ft
Average depth
14 ft
Surface area
147 acres
Shoreline
1.6 mi
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near McKeever Lake
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about McKeever Lake
Where is McKeever Lake?
- McKeever Lake is a lake in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of McKeever Lake?
- McKeever Lake in Schoolcraft County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 147.4 acres.
Is McKeever Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is McKeever Lake?
- McKeever Lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet and an average depth of 14 feet. The lake covers 147.4 acres.
Are there campgrounds on McKeever Lake?
- McKeever Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Ewing Point Campsite, Mckeever Cabin. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for McKeever Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles