Moon Lake
Dickinson County, Michigan39 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Moon Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Moon Lake in Dickinson County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 20 ft visibility. Surface area: 38.5 acres.
Moon Lake is a 39-acre lake in Dickinson County, Michigan.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2016-09-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Moon Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water20 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Moon 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 Moon Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Moon Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Crystal clear, you can see 20 ft down. TSI 34.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 20ft | 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. | 34 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Surface area
39 acres
The available depth estimate for Moon Lake is shallower than its measured water clarity, which cannot be right, so no depth is shown.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
1 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.1 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,125 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS).
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Frequently asked questions about Moon Lake
Where is Moon Lake?
- Moon Lake is a lake in Dickinson County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Moon Lake?
- Moon Lake in Dickinson County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 20 ft visibility. Surface area: 38.5 acres.
Is Moon Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Moon Lake?
- The available depth estimate for Moon Lake is shallower than its measured water clarity, which cannot be right, so no depth is shown. The lake covers 38.5 acres.
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Where this data comes from
22 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS22 samples · 2016
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.
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Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)