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Miner Lake

Allegan County, Michigan328 acresView mapDirections

EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Miner Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
10.5 ft
Secchi · sampled 2023
Phosphorus
14 µg/L
Measured by EGLE
Max depth
~39 ft est.
GLOBathy model
Area
328 acres
Surface area
  • 39 ft max depth
  • Public access
  • Limited data

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Miner Lake in Allegan County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 14 µg/L. Surface area: 328.2 acres.

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Miner Lake is a 328-acre lake in Allegan County, Michigan with an estimated average depth of about 39 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2023-09-21. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

What Miner Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water10.5 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Miner 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 Miner Lake

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Miner 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. Phosphorus 14 µg/L. TSI 43.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)10.5 ftMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus14 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)43Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~39 ft est.
Average Depth~13 ft est.
Surface Area328 acres
Public AccessYes

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Michigan has not published bathymetry for Miner Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
19 sq mi
Shoreline
5.2 mi
Elevation
705 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Miner Lake

Where is Miner Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Miner Lake?

Miner Lake in Allegan County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 14 µg/L. Surface area: 328.2 acres.

Is Miner Lake safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Miner Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Miner Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 39 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 328.2 acres.

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Where this data comes from

13 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.

Collected and reported by

  • Michigan EGLE - MiCorps21MICH_MICORPS13 samples · 2023

Analytical methods

  • Phosphorus by Colorimetry
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.

Other records on this page

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)