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Brown County Lake Quality

Minnesota, 7 lakes, average grade F (Very Poor)

Brown County has 7 graded lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. The county average is F — the most-stressed bracket in our rubric. Most monitored lakes here show persistent nutrient loading and algal pressure.

The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the grades sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest lake on the books is Wellner-Hageman Reservoir (D); the most-stressed is Unnamed Lake (F).

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DNR Reports (12)

Minnesota DNR LakeFinder resources for lakes in Brown County. browse all reports →

All Lakes in Brown County

RankLakeGradeClarityMax DepthPhosphorus
1Wellner-Hageman ReservoirD3.7 ft24 ft45 µg/L
2Sleepy Eye LakeD3.3 ft21 ft39.5 µg/L
3Unnamed LakeF0.3 ft-1300 µg/L
4Clear LakeF0.8 ft8 ft196 µg/L
5Hanska LakeF1 ft16 ft219 µg/L
6Domeier LakeF1 ft-246 µg/L
7Omsrud LakeF1 ft-199 µg/L

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.