Wakeley Lake
Crawford County, Michigan149 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Wakeley Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Wakeley Lake in Crawford County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 149 acres.
Wakeley Lake is a 149-acre lake in Crawford County, Michigan. The lake supports 10 documented fish species including Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, and Central mudminnow.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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What Wakeley Lake is good for
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- Fishing10 species recorded
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Wakeley 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 Wakeley Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Wakeley Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 6.5 ft. TSI 50.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 6.5ft | 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. | 50 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
149 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Wakeley Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Wakeley Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Wakeley Lake Dam (completed 1991), built primarily for fish and wildlife pond on the Wakeley Creek; earth-type dam, 9 ft tall and 700 ft long.
- Surface area
- 149 ac
- Normal storage
- 373 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 693 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 3 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- USDA FS
All listed purposes: Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MI01226 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Wakeley Lake
Where is Wakeley Lake?
- Wakeley Lake is a lake in Crawford County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wakeley Lake?
- Wakeley Lake in Crawford County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 149 acres.
Is Wakeley Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
What fish are in Wakeley Lake?
- Fish species found in Wakeley Lake include Blackchin shiner, Blacknose shiner, Central mudminnow, Golden shiner, Iowa darter, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed, Western banded killifish, Yellow bullhead, Yellow perch. Wakeley Lake is located in Crawford County, Michigan.
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Where this data comes from
9 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
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NALMS9 samples · 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.