Taylor Lake
Oakland County, Michigan39 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Taylor Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Taylor Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 15 ft visibility. Surface area: 38.7 acres.
Taylor Lake is a 39-acre lake in Oakland County, Michigan. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. The lake supports 1 documented fish species including Lake herring.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2019-09-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Taylor Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water15 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Taylor 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 Taylor Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Taylor Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Crystal clear, you can see 15 ft down. TSI 38.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 15ft | 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. | 38 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Surface area
39 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Taylor Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Taylor Lake
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 5 years of monitoring (2016–2023).
Water clarity
Worsening4 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+1.08 µg/L/yr5 years
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Frequently asked questions about Taylor Lake
Where is Taylor Lake?
- Taylor 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 Taylor Lake?
- Taylor Lake in Oakland County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 15 ft visibility. Surface area: 38.7 acres.
Is Taylor Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
What fish are in Taylor Lake?
- Fish species found in Taylor Lake include Lake herring. Taylor Lake is located in Oakland County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
70 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2019. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS70 samples · 2016–2019
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.