Rose Lake
Shiawassee County, Michigan19 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Rose Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Rose Lake in Shiawassee County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 19 acres.
Rose Lake is a 19-acre lake in Shiawassee County, Michigan. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. The lake supports 17 documented fish species including American brook lamprey, Black bullhead, and Blackchin shiner.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Rose Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Fishing17 species recorded
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Rose 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 Rose Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Rose 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 5.5 ft. TSI 53.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.5ft | 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. | 53 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
19 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Rose Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Rose Lake
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 5 years of monitoring (2018–2023).
Water clarity
Improving5 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+4.88 µg/L/yr5 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+1.84 µg/L/yr4 years
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Frequently asked questions about Rose Lake
Where is Rose Lake?
- Rose Lake is a lake in Shiawassee County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Rose Lake?
- Rose Lake in Shiawassee County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 19 acres.
Is Rose Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
What fish are in Rose Lake?
- Fish species found in Rose Lake include American brook lamprey, Black bullhead, Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Brook silverside, Central mudminnow, Creek chub, Johnny darter, Largemouth bass, Mottled sculpin, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed, Sand shiner, Spotfin shiner, Western banded killifish. Rose Lake is located in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
37 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS37 samples · 2021–2022
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.