Studies and Publication about Higgins Lake Watershed

Higgins Lake 2022 Limnological Evaluation & Revised Lake Management Plan Roscommon County, Michigan;  by Restorative Lake Sciences, Dr. Jennier Jermalowica-Jone, PhD, CLP.  Water Resources Director

Higgins Lake Improvement Plan by Restorative Lake Sciences, Dr. Jennier Jermalowica-Jone, PhD, CLP. 

Changes in Near Shore Water Quality from 1995 to 2014 and associated linkages to septic systems in Higgins Lake (Michigan State University)

Higgins Lake Watershed Management Plan.  Huron Pines 2007

Summary Report of Chemical and Biological condition in Higgins Lake.  Summer 2023;  By Dr. Mark Luttenton;  (Grand Valley State University)

DNR Fishery Research Report 2023;  By Mark A. Tonello

An Overview of the need for a Sewer System on Higgins Lake by Dr. Mark Luttenton (Grand Valley State University)

Several state, Texas, Utah and Minnesota have put into law Septic density standards.   Click reports to see them.

Central Michigan Health Department water testing.

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Higgins Lake,  By Hui Li, PhD;  (Michigan State University)   November 2022

How Drugs Enter Higgins Lake By Wayne Brooks, Registered Pharmacist

Evaluation and critique of Higgins Lake phosphorus loading estimates (Limnotech Nov 2021)