Silver Lake
Van Buren County, Michigan50 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Silver Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Silver Lake in Van Buren County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 50.1 acres.
Silver Lake is a 50-acre lake in Van Buren County, Michigan. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years. The lake supports 15 documented fish species including Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, and Green sunfish.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Silver Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Fishing15 species recorded
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Silver 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 Silver Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Silver Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.5 ft. TSI 45.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 9.5ft | 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. | 45 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
50 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Silver Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Silver Lake
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 7 years of monitoring (2016–2023).
Water clarity
Improving7 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+0.34 µg/L/yr7 years
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Frequently asked questions about Silver Lake
Where is Silver Lake?
- Silver Lake is a lake in Van Buren County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Silver Lake?
- Silver Lake in Van Buren County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 50.1 acres.
Is Silver Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
What fish are in Silver Lake?
- Fish species found in Silver Lake include Bluegill, Bluntnose minnow, Green sunfish, Hornyhead chub, Iowa darter, Johnny darter, Largemouth bass, Northern longear sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Smallmouth bass, Spotted gar, Western banded killifish, White sucker, Yellow bullhead, Yellow perch. Silver Lake is located in Van Buren County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
116 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
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NALMS116 samples · 2016–2022
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.