Where is Pomeroy Lake?

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

Are there boat ramps on Pomeroy Lake?

Pomeroy Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Pomeroy Lake Campground. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Pomeroy Lake?

Pomeroy Lake 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.

Are there campgrounds on Pomeroy Lake?

Pomeroy Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Pomeroy Lake Camp. 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.

Pomeroy Lake

Gogebic County, Michigan314 acresView map Directions

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

Area

314 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

0.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
Public access

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Pomeroy Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 313.6 acres.

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Water clarity at Pomeroy Lake

Murky water. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Pomeroy Lake averaged 1.37 m (4 ft) of visibility down into the water, so you cannot see far below the surface 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 15.62 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.

Pomeroy Lake is a 314-acre lake in Gogebic County, Michigan. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

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

What Pomeroy Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp
Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pomeroy Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Pomeroy 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 Pomeroy Lake

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Pomeroy 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

Average depth

Not documented

Surface area

314 acres

Shoreline

0.9 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by EGLE

The published depth figures for Pomeroy Lake contradict each other, so no depth is shown.

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Campgrounds

Pomeroy Lake CampgroundPublic

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

Public campgrounds near Pomeroy Lake

Pomeroy Lake Camp0.5 km

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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Fishing Pomeroy Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Pomeroy Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MI040201010301-03 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Gogebic County

Little Pomeroy Lake0.6 miView →Holly Lake1.9 miView →Moosehead Lake2.9 miView →Presque Isle L(Little)3.2 miView →Barb Lake3.5 miView →Summit Lake2.8 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Pomeroy Lake

Where is Pomeroy Lake?: Pomeroy 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 Pomeroy Lake?: Pomeroy Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 313.6 acres.
Is Pomeroy Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pomeroy Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pomeroy Lake?: The published depth figures for Pomeroy Lake contradict each other, so no depth is shown. The lake covers 313.6 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Pomeroy Lake?: Pomeroy Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Pomeroy Lake Campground. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Pomeroy Lake?: Pomeroy Lake 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.
Are there campgrounds on Pomeroy Lake?: Pomeroy Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Pomeroy Lake Camp. 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.