West Maggie Lake
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EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for West Maggie Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- 35 ft max depth
West Maggie Lake in Iron County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 15 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 10 µg/L.
West Maggie Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Iron County, Michigan with an estimated average depth of about 35 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 20 other monitored lakes in Iron County, West Maggie Lake ranks #21 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2023-08-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyModerate algae
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether West Maggie 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 West Maggie Lake
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for West Maggie Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7 ft. Phosphorus 15 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 10 µg/L. TSI 48.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 7ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 15µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 10µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 48 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Water Temperature
West Maggie Lake typically sits around 62°F at the surface in September. Summer average is about 60°F. Usually warmest in Aug (about 63°F) and coldest in May (about 54°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.
Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (54°F) to its warmest (63°F).
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 50 field readings (2016–2016) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full West Maggie Lake water temperature breakdown →
Lake Details
Max depth
~35 ft est.
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Michigan has not published bathymetry for West Maggie Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
1 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
32 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.3 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,355 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Fishing West Maggie Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 7 years of monitoring (2016–2023).
Water clarity
Improving5 years
Phosphorus
Improving-0.96 µg/L/yr7 years
Chlorophyll-a
Stable-0.09 µg/L/yr7 years
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Frequently asked questions about West Maggie Lake
Where is West Maggie Lake?
- West Maggie Lake is a lake in Iron County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of West Maggie Lake?
- West Maggie Lake in Iron County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 15 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 10 µg/L.
Is West Maggie Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
What is the water temperature of West Maggie Lake?
- West Maggie Lake typically sits around 62°F at the surface in September, from 50 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2016–2016). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
How deep is West Maggie Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers West Maggie Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 35 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
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Where this data comes from
84 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- Michigan EGLE - MiCorps
21MICH_MICORPS84 samples · 2016–2023
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)