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Click here to download the 2009 Burt Lake Shore Survey - Database and Descriptions . To view the results for your property, you will need to have your property code number. If you are not sure what your property code number is, please contact Kevin Cronk, Monitoring and Research Coordinator, at 231-347-1181.

Burt Lake

Burt Lake is named after William Austin Burt, who, together with John Mullett, made a federal survey of the area from 1840 to 1843.

Burt Lake has a surface area of 17,120 acres. The lake is approximately 10 miles long from north to south, about 5 miles at its widest, and 73 feet at its deepest. Major inflows to the lake are the Maple River, which connects with nearby Douglas Lake, the Crooked River, which connects with nearby Crooked Lake, and the Sturgeon River which enters the lake near the point where the Indian River flows out of the lake into nearby Mullett Lake.

Burt Lake is part of the great Inland Waterway, by which one can boat from Crooked Lake to Cheboygan on Lake Huron.

Burt Lake Watershed Map

Volunteer Lake Monitoring Results - Burt Lake

Additional Resources

Burt Lake Profile

An indepth look at the health of Burt Lake. The profile includes Volunteer Lake Monitoring program results and graphs highlighting our many years of research.

During the summer of 2009, the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council conducted a comprehensive shoreline survey on Burt Lake that was sponsored by the Burt Lake Preservation Association. Watershed Council staff surveyed the entire shoreline in June and July to document conditions that potentially impact water quality. The parameters surveyed include: algae as a bio-indicator of nutrient pollution, greenbelt status, shoreline erosion, shoreline alterations, nearshore substrate types, and stream inlets and outlets. In September, select shoreline areas that lacked suitable substrate for algae growth were resurveyed with the Septic Leachate Detector (SLD).

This report contains the finding from the 2009 Burt Lake Shoreline Survey.

Note: This report is 33 pages long and has a file size of 758k.

Additional information about this lake can be obtained from the following partner organizations.

Burt Lake Preservation Association

Mission
The Burt Lake Preservation Association's goal is the preservation and improvement of Burt Lake and its watershed for quality use by future generations. To do this we will unify the lake community to confront the key issues involving the lake and its watershed.

Contact:                 Lois Darst
Mailing Address:    PO Box 632
Physical Address:   1618 Wahbee Avenue
City/State/Zip:        Indian River, MI 49749

Phone:                   (231) 238-8426
Fax:                       (231) 238-8426
E-mail:                  drljdarst@racc2000.com

Website: www.blpa.org

Columbus Beach Club

Description
Home Owners Association located on Burt Lake.

Contact:                 Steve Coffey
Mailing Address:    PO Box 310
Physical Address:   6352 Hillside Avenue
City/State/Zip:        Indian River, MI 49749

Phone:                   (231) 238-9351
Fax:                       (231) 238-9351
E-mail:                  cbcmgr9351@sbcglobal.net

Website: N/A

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council – 426 Bay Street, Petoskey, MI 49770
Phone: 231-347-1181 Fax: 231-347-5928 www.watershedcouncil.org