Where is Paint River Pond?

Paint River Pond is a lake in Iron County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.

Are there boat ramps on Paint River Pond?

Paint River Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Brule River Flowage.

Can I fish at Paint River Pond?

Paint River Pond has 1 documented boat landing 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.

Paint River Pond

Iron County, Michigan209 acresView map Directions

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

Area

209 acres

Surface area

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Paint River Pond in Iron County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 208.6 acres.

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Water clarity at Paint River Pond

Moderate clarity. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Paint River Pond averaged 2.3 m (8 ft) of visibility down into the water, so visibility is middling in midsummer, which is ordinary for a productive inland lake.

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 4.42 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.

Paint River Pond is a 209-acre lake in Iron County, Michigan. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

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

What Paint River Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Paint River Pond 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 Paint River Pond

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Paint River Pond, 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

Surface area

209 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Paint River Pond, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Brule River FlowageSemi-private

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

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Fishing Paint River Pond

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Nearby Lakes in Iron County

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Frequently asked questions about Paint River Pond

Where is Paint River Pond?: Paint River Pond is a lake in Iron County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Paint River Pond?: Paint River Pond in Iron County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 208.6 acres.
Is Paint River Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Paint River Pond?: Paint River Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Brule River Flowage.
Can I fish at Paint River Pond?: Paint River Pond has 1 documented boat landing 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.