Morley Lake
Gogebic County, Michigan190 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Morley Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Morley Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7 ft visibility. Surface area: 190 acres.
Morley Lake is a 190-acre lake in Gogebic County, Michigan. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Morley 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 Morley Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Morley Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7 ft. TSI 49.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 7ft | 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. | 49 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
190 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Morley Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Morley Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 8 years of monitoring (2016–2025).
Water clarity
Improving7 years
Phosphorus
Stable0 µg/L/yr7 years
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Frequently asked questions about Morley Lake
Where is Morley Lake?
- Morley Lake is a lake in Gogebic County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Morley Lake?
- Morley Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7 ft visibility. Surface area: 190 acres.
Is Morley Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
96 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS96 samples · 2016–2022
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.