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Record Lake

Gogebic County, Michigan69 acresView mapDirections

EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Record Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
6.5 ft
Murkier than most
Secchi · sampled 2023
Phosphorus
13.5 µg/L
Typical for Michigan
Measured by EGLE
Area
69 acres
Surface area
Type
Mesotrophic
Trophic class
Trend
Improving
7 years of samples
  • Mesotrophic
  • Limited data

Record Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 13.5 µg/L. Surface area: 68.8 acres.

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Record Lake is a 69-acre mesotrophic lake in Gogebic County, Michigan. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 20 other monitored lakes in Gogebic County, Record Lake ranks #11 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2023-08-27. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Limited data

Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

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

Whether Record 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 Record Lake

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Record Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Murky, only visible to about 6.5 ft. Phosphorus 13.5 µg/L. TSI 46.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)6.5ftMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus13.5µg/LGood
GoodFairPoor
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.46Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Surface area

69 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Record Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Fishing Record Lake

Based on 7 years of monitoring (2016–2023).

  • Water clarity

    Improving

    7 years

  • Phosphorus

    Improving

    -0.93 µg/L/yr7 years

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Frequently asked questions about Record Lake

Where is Record Lake?

Record 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 Record Lake?

Record Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 13.5 µg/L. Surface area: 68.8 acres.

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Is Record 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

54 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.

Collected and reported by

  • Michigan EGLE - MiCorps21MICH_MICORPS54 samples · 2017–2023

Analytical methods

  • Phosphorus by Colorimetry
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.