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Todd Lake

Osceola County, Michigan82 acresView mapDirections

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

Max depth
40 ft
Bathymetric survey
Area
82 acres
Surface area
Shoreline
1 mi
Measured length
  • Impaired · Mercury
  • 40 ft max depth
  • Public access

Todd Lake in Osceola County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 81.8 acres.

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Water clarity at Todd Lake

Clear water. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Todd Lake averaged 3.96 m (13 ft) of visibility down into the water, so you can typically see several feet down 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 3.25 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.

Todd Lake is a 82-acre lake in Osceola County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 40 feet (21-foot average). 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 Todd Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Boat launch1 documented ramp
  • Deep water40 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Todd Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Todd 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 Todd Lake

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Todd 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

40 ft

Average depth

21 ft

Surface area

82 acres

Shoreline

1 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by EGLE

Recreation & Access

1
Boat Landings
Yes
Public Access
  • Todd LakePublic

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Todd Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MI040601020603-03 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Todd Lake

Where is Todd Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Todd Lake?

Todd Lake in Osceola County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 81.8 acres.

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Is Todd Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Todd Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

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How deep is Todd Lake?

Todd Lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet and an average depth of 21 feet. The lake covers 81.8 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Todd Lake?

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

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Can I fish at Todd Lake?

Todd 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.

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Where this data comes from

Measurements for Todd Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.

Other records on this page

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database

Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory