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Seymour Lake

Oakland County, Michigan58 acresView mapDirections

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

Clarity
10 ft
Typical for Michigan
Secchi · sampled 2022
Max depth
21 ft
Bathymetric survey
Area
58 acres
Surface area
Trend
Stable
6 years of samples
  • 21 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Seymour Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 21 ft. Surface area: 57.5 acres.

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Free interactive depth-contour map of Seymour Lake, reaching a maximum surveyed depth of 21 ft. Toggle Depth contours to overlay the bathymetric survey lines. Contour data from Michigan DNR.

Seymour Lake is a 58-acre lake in Oakland County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 21 feet. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Seymour Lake covers about 58 acres in Oakland County. If you are planning to stay, you can search lake houses and cabins around Seymour Lake on Vrbo, or look for a hotel room near the lake on Booking.com or Expedia.

What Seymour Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water10 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Seymour 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 Seymour Lake

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

Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft. TSI 44.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)10ftMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorusNo 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.44Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

21 ft

Surface area

58 acres

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Fishing Seymour Lake

Based on 6 years of monitoring (2018–2023).

  • Water clarity

    Improving

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Worsening

    +0.43 µg/L/yr5 years

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Frequently asked questions about Seymour Lake

Where is Seymour Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Seymour Lake?

Seymour Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 21 ft. Surface area: 57.5 acres.

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Is Seymour Lake safe to swim in?

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

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How deep is Seymour Lake?

Seymour Lake has a maximum depth of 21 feet. The lake covers 57.5 acres.

Where this data comes from

98 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.

Collected and reported by

  • North American Lake Management SocietyNALMS98 samples · 2018–2022
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.