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

How deep is Wixom Lake?

Wixom Lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet and an average depth of 16 feet. The lake covers 1142.7 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Wixom Lake?

Wixom Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Tobacco River, Highway 30 Bridge. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Wixom Lake?

Wixom Lake has 2 documented boat landings 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.

Wixom Lake

Gladwin County, Michigan1,143 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

40 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

1,143 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4.6 mi

Measured length

40 ft max depth
Public access

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Wixom Lake in Gladwin County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 1142.7 acres.

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Water clarity at Wixom Lake

Murky water. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Wixom Lake averaged 0.75 m (2 ft) of visibility down into the water, so you cannot see far below the surface 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 14.15 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.

Wixom Lake is a 1,143-acre lake in Gladwin County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 40 feet (16-foot average). Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 2 public boat landings.

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

What Wixom Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch2 documented ramps
Deep water40 ft surveyed max depth
Big water1,143 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Wixom 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 Wixom Lake

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Wixom 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

16 ft

Surface area

1,143 acres

Shoreline

4.6 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by EGLE

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Tobacco RiverPublic
Highway 30 BridgePublic

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

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Fishing Wixom Lake

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Frequently asked questions about Wixom Lake

Where is Wixom Lake?: Wixom Lake is a lake in Gladwin County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wixom Lake?: Wixom Lake in Gladwin County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 1142.7 acres.
Is Wixom Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Wixom Lake?: Wixom Lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet and an average depth of 16 feet. The lake covers 1142.7 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Wixom Lake?: Wixom Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Tobacco River, Highway 30 Bridge. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Wixom Lake?: Wixom Lake has 2 documented boat landings 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.