Carver County Lake Quality

Minnesota, 41 lakes, average grade D (Nutrient-rich)

There are 41 graded lakes in Carver County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. On average, Carver County lakes grade D, with phosphorus loading and reduced clarity showing up across most of the dataset.

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 Brickyard Lake (A); the most-stressed is Jonathan Lake (F).

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Fish species and best-graded lakes in Carver County

DNR Reports (40)

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

These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).

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Fisheries Lake Survey — Zumbra-Sunny
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Waconia
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Virginia
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Swede
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Susan
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Stone
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Steiger
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — St. Joe
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Reitz
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Piersons
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Parley
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Oak
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Minnewashta
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Miller
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Maria
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Lucy
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Lotus
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Hydes
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Unnamed
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Goose
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Firemen's Clayhole
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Eagle
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Courthouse
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Burandt
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Brickyard Clayhole
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Bavaria
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Auburn
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Ann
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Public Water Access Sites — Ann
Public Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Public Water Access Sites — Auburn
Public Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Public Water Access Sites — Bavaria
Public Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fish Stocking History — Benton
Fish Stocking History · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fish Stocking History — Courthouse
Fish Stocking History · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fish Stocking History — Eagle
Fish Stocking History · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Public Water Access Sites — Eagle
Public Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Public Water Access Sites — East Auburn
Public Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fish Stocking History — Firemen's Clayhole
Fish Stocking History · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Public Water Access Sites — Goose
Public Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Public Water Access Sites — Hydes
Public Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fish Stocking History — Lotus
Fish Stocking History · MN DNR LakeFinder

All Lakes in Carver County

41 lakes · 38 graded, 3 not rated38 graded lakes · 3 not rated, hidden

Include not-rated lakes (3)

#	Lake	Grade	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
1	ABrickyard LakeCarver	A	15 ft	15 µg/L	4.1 µg/L	No recent samples	43 ft	Carry-in
2	AMinnewashta LakeCarver	A	11.5 ft	14 µg/L	2.3 µg/L	No recent samples	70 ft	✓ Public
3	ACourthouse LakeCarver	A	18.9 ft	14 µg/L	2.4 µg/L	No recent samples	57 ft	Carry-in
4	APiersons LakeCarver	A	9.9 ft	19.5 µg/L	5.3 µg/L	No recent samples	40 ft	✓ Public
5	AFireman'S LakeCarver	A	10.7 ft	23.5 µg/L	3.3 µg/L	No recent samples	23 ft	✓ Public
6	ASt Joe LakeCarver	A	8.4 ft	21 µg/L	5.9 µg/L	No recent samples	52 ft	✓ Public
7	CAuburn LakeCarver	C	6.4 ft	31 µg/L	7.2 µg/L	No recent samples	84 ft	✓ Public
8	CAnn LakeCarver	C	8.7 ft	29 µg/L	8.9 µg/L	No recent samples	45 ft	✓ Public
9	CZumbra-Sunny LakeCarver	C	9.8 ft	27.6 µg/L	5.1 µg/L	No recent samples	58 ft	✓ Public
10	CWaconia LakeCarver	C	7.3 ft	30 µg/L	9.8 µg/L	No recent samples	37 ft	✓ Public
11	DOak LakeCarver	D	4.5 ft	42.5 µg/L	17.5 µg/L	No recent samples	11 ft	✓ Public
12	DBavaria LakeCarver	D	5.1 ft	35 µg/L	21.7 µg/L	No recent samples	66 ft	✓ Public
13	DLotus LakeCarver	D	5.7 ft	40.5 µg/L	19.5 µg/L	No recent samples	29 ft	✓ Public
14	DSteiger LakeCarver	D	5 ft	41.5 µg/L	13.3 µg/L	No recent samples	37 ft	✓ Public
15	DLucy LakeCarver	D	3.9 ft	62 µg/L	20.7 µg/L	No recent samples	20 ft	Carry-in
16	DMuewissen LakeCarver	D	1.8 ft	98.5 µg/L	18.7 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
17	DWassermann West LakeCarver	D	5.2 ft	64.5 µg/L	10.6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
18	DMyers LakeCarver	D	3 ft	36 µg/L	18 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
19	FJonathan LakeCarver	F	1.6 ft	157.5 µg/L	80 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
20	FEagle LakeCarver	F	2 ft	169 µg/L	93.8 µg/L	No recent samples	14 ft	✓ Public
21	FEast Auburn LakeCarver	F	5 ft	57 µg/L	31.8 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
22	FGrace LakeCarver	F	2.6 ft	91.5 µg/L	58.2 µg/L	No recent samples	22 ft	Carry-in
23	FWassermann LakeCarver	F	2.3 ft	76 µg/L	48.1 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
24	FBig Woods LakeCarver	F	1.5 ft	197 µg/L	113 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
25	FGoose LakeCarver	F	1.2 ft	132.5 µg/L	160.5 µg/L	No recent samples	10 ft	✓ Public
26	FBenton LakeCarver	F	1 ft	161 µg/L	104 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
27	FHazeltine LakeCarver	F	1 ft	142 µg/L	136.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
28	FBurandt LakeCarver	F	3.9 ft	46 µg/L	35.9 µg/L	No recent samples	24 ft	✓ Public
29	FMiller LakeCarver	F	1.6 ft	211 µg/L	108 µg/L	No recent samples	14 ft	Carry-in
30	FMcknight LakeCarver	F	2.2 ft	146 µg/L	58 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
31	FHydes LakeCarver	F	2.3 ft	94 µg/L	59.9 µg/L	No recent samples	18 ft	✓ Public
32	FParley LakeCarver	F	1.8 ft	100 µg/L	61.4 µg/L	No recent samples	18 ft	✓ Public
33	FSusan LakeCarver	F	2.6 ft	80.5 µg/L	49 µg/L	No recent samples	17 ft	✓ Public
34	FSwede LakeCarver	F	2 ft	134 µg/L	76.9 µg/L	No recent samples	12 ft	✓ Public
35	FReitz LakeCarver	F	3 ft	53 µg/L	36.8 µg/L	No recent samples	36 ft	✓ Public
36	FMaria LakeCarver	F	0.8 ft	457 µg/L	249.5 µg/L	No recent samples	6 ft	✓ Public
37	FWassermann Main LakeCarver	F	3 ft	65.5 µg/L	39 µg/L	No recent samples	41 ft	✓ Public
38	FBarnes LakeCarver	F	1 ft	164.5 µg/L	82 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
	NRVirginia LakeCarver	NR	6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	✓ Public
	NRGaystock LakeCarver	NR	0.7 ft	236 µg/L	78.3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
	NRStone LakeCarver	NR	10.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Carry-in

NR = not rated: the monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar for a grade. That is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 (insufficient information), not a failing grade. How grading works.

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