Where is Tallman Lake?

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

Are there boat ramps on Tallman Lake?

Tallman Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Tallman Lake. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Tallman Lake?

Tallman Lake has 1 documented boat landing 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.

Tallman Lake

Mason County, Michigan162 acresView map Directions

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

Area

162 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

0.8 mi

Measured length

Public access

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Tallman Lake in Mason County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 162 acres.

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Water clarity at Tallman Lake

Murky water. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Tallman Lake averaged 0.95 m (3 ft) of visibility down into the water, so you cannot see far below the surface in midsummer.

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 20.34 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.

Tallman Lake is a 162-acre lake in Mason County, Michigan. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

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

What Tallman Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Tallman 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 Tallman Lake

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Tallman 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

Average depth

Not documented

Surface area

162 acres

Shoreline

0.8 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by EGLE

The published depth figures for Tallman Lake contradict each other, so no depth is shown.

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Tallman LakePublic

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

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Fishing Tallman Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Mason County

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Frequently asked questions about Tallman Lake

Where is Tallman Lake?: Tallman Lake is a lake in Mason County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Tallman Lake?: Tallman Lake in Mason County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 162 acres.
Is Tallman Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Tallman Lake?: The published depth figures for Tallman Lake contradict each other, so no depth is shown. The lake covers 162 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Tallman Lake?: Tallman Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Tallman Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Tallman Lake?: Tallman Lake has 1 documented boat landing 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.