Whitewood Lakes
Livingston County, Michigan68 acresView mapDirections
EGLE publishes the water-quality measurements for Whitewood Lakes. Here is what has been measured.
- 50 ft max depth
- Limited data
Whitewood Lakes in Livingston County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 50 ft. Surface area: 67.6 acres.
Whitewood Lakes is a 68-acre lake in Livingston County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 50 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE, last sampled 2022-09-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Whitewood Lakes is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water10 ft of visibility
- Deep water50 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Whitewood Lakes 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 Whitewood Lakes
These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Whitewood Lakes, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft. TSI 44.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 10ft | 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. | 44 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
50 ft
Surface area
68 acres
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
297 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.8 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
846 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS).
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Fishing Whitewood Lakes
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 9 years of monitoring (2016–2024).
Water clarity
Worsening9 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+0.9 µg/L/yr7 years
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Frequently asked questions about Whitewood Lakes
Where is Whitewood Lakes?
- Whitewood Lakes is a lake in Livingston County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Whitewood Lakes?
- Whitewood Lakes in Livingston County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 50 ft. Surface area: 67.6 acres.
Is Whitewood Lakes safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Whitewood Lakes?
- Whitewood Lakes has a maximum depth of 50 feet. The lake covers 67.6 acres.
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Where this data comes from
101 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-26.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS101 samples · 2016–2022
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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)