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.
Additional Resources:
Aquatic Plant Survey of Bass Lake (1992) – hard copy
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
May 9, 2023
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