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

Tower Pond

Cheboygan County, Michigan79 acresView map Directions

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

Area

79 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Tower Pond in Cheboygan County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 79 acres.

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Tower Pond is a 79-acre lake in Cheboygan County, Michigan.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Tower Pond 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 Tower Pond

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Tower Pond, 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

Surface area

79 acres

Shoreline

3.3 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Tower Pond, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Tower Pond 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 MI040700050213-04 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Cheboygan County

Tower Pond1.5 miView →Dorsy Lake6.2 miView →Osmun Lake5.2 miView →Black Lake13 ft clear · Oligotrophic7 miView →Dog Lake7.2 miView →Mud Lake9.4 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Tower Pond

Where is Tower Pond?: Tower Pond is a lake in Cheboygan County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Tower Pond?: Tower Pond in Cheboygan County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 79 acres.
Is Tower Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Tower Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.