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

How deep is Sand Lake?

Sand Lake has a maximum depth of 22 feet and an average depth of 13 feet. The lake covers 94.6 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Sand Lake?

Sand Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Templene, Sand Lake County Park. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Sand Lake?

Sand Lake has 2 documented boat landings 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.

Sand Lake

St. Joseph County, Michigan95 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

22 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

95 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

0.9 mi

Measured length

22 ft max depth
Public access

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Sand Lake in St. Joseph County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 22 ft. Surface area: 94.6 acres.

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Water clarity at Sand Lake

Moderate clarity. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Sand Lake averaged 2.22 m (7 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 7.5 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.

Sand Lake is a 95-acre lake in St. Joseph County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 22 feet (13-foot average). Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 2 public boat landings.

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

What Sand Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch2 documented ramps

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Sand 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 Sand Lake

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Sand 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

22 ft

Average depth

13 ft

Surface area

95 acres

Shoreline

0.9 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by EGLE

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Lake TemplenePublic
Sand Lake County ParkPublic

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

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Fishing Sand Lake

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Nearby Lakes in St. Joseph County

Templene Lake6 ft clear · Mesotrophic1.5 miView →Lake Templene6.5 ft clear1.5 miView →Evans Lake1.5 miView →Fish Lake2.9 miView →Perrin Lake10 ft clear · Mesotrophic3.3 miView →Prairie River Lake4.7 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Sand Lake

Where is Sand Lake?: Sand Lake is a lake in St. Joseph County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sand Lake?: Sand Lake in St. Joseph County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 22 ft. Surface area: 94.6 acres.
Is Sand Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sand Lake?: Sand Lake has a maximum depth of 22 feet and an average depth of 13 feet. The lake covers 94.6 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Sand Lake?: Sand Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Templene, Sand Lake County Park. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Sand Lake?: Sand Lake has 2 documented boat landings 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.