Protecting Northern Michigan's Water Resources

Bass Lake

Bass Lake is situated on the north side of the Village of Elk Rapids, between Elk Lake and Grand Traverse Bay. Being adjacent to the City of Elk Rapids, the southern half of Bass Lake is more heavily developed and impacted by removal of shoreline vegetation (greenbelt loss), hardened shorelines (e.g., seawalls, riprap), and urban stormwater runoff. The northern half of the lake is more intact with vegetated areas in and among the cottages.

144 acres

OF SURFACE AREA

2 miles

OF SHORELINE

24 feet

MAX DEPTH

Overview of Bass Lake

Watershed

Grand Traverse Bay Watershed

Primary Inflows

Groundwater

Headwaters

Primary Outflows

Surface Area

144 acres

Shoreline

2 miles

Maximum Depth

24 feet

Known Aquatic Invasive Species

Monitoring and Research:

Bass Lake is monitored every three years through the Watershed Council’s Comprehensive Water Quality Monitoring (CWQM) Program for dissolved oxygen, specific conductivity, pH, nitrate-nitrogen, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and chloride levels.

Water transparency, chlorophyll-a, and water temperature are also monitored in Bass Lake each summer by volunteers as part of the Watershed Council’s Volunteer Lake Monitoring (VLM) Program.

Bass Lake Association

Address: Michigan

Website:

Phone: 231-463-4573

Email: basslakethisisit@charter.net

Additional Resources:

Aquatic Plant Survey of Bass Lake (1992) – hard copy

Title	Link
The Gem Lakes of Northern Michigan	Download
Comprehensive Water Quality Monitoring (CWQM)	Download
2023 Bass Lake Aquatic Vegetation Survey	Download
2022 Bass Lake Shoreline Survey	Download
2010 Small Gem Lakes Profile	Download

Shoreline Survey:

Bass Lake Shoreline Survey 2022

Project Summary Bass Lake is located on the northern side of the Village of Elk Rapids, between Elk Lake and Grand Traverse Bay, in the Grand Traverse Bay watershed. It is a small inland lake, covering 144 acres. In 2022,Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council completed a shoreline survey on

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Every dollar invested in Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council helps leverage government and foundation grants for much needed local water quality monitoring and pollution prevention, invasive species management, shoreline restoration, education, and much more.

The Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

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