Potters Lake
Lapeer County, Michigan125 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from EGLE for this lake.
- Impaired · Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)
- 31 ft max depth
Potters Lake in Lapeer County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 31 ft. Surface area: 125.1 acres.
Water clarity at Potters Lake
Murky water. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Potters Lake averaged 1.11 m (4 ft) of visibility down into the water, so you cannot see far below the surface in midsummer.
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 23.41 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.
Potters Lake is a 125-acre lake in Lapeer County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 31 feet (9-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Potters Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water31 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingBacteria advisory
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Potters Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Potters 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 Potters Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Potters 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
Max depth
31 ft
Average depth
9 ft
Surface area
125 acres
Shoreline
1.3 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Potters Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MI040802040406-02 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Potters Lake
Where is Potters Lake?
- Potters Lake is a lake in Lapeer County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Potters Lake?
- Potters Lake in Lapeer County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 31 ft. Surface area: 125.1 acres.
Is Potters Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Potters Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Potters Lake?
- Potters Lake has a maximum depth of 31 feet and an average depth of 9 feet. The lake covers 125.1 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Potters Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database