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Carver County Lake Quality

Minnesota, 61 lakes, measured by Minnesota PCA

Carver County has 61 monitored lakes, enough that within-county variation matters as much as the county average. Some are deep glacial basins, others are shallow agricultural-watershed waters, and the measurements reflect that mix. 36 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Phosphorus and algae readings vary widely across Carver County; the per-lake pages below carry the numbers.

The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is Brickyard Lake.

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Fish species and the cleanest 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

61 lakes · 36 ranked on readings, 25 without enough sampling36 lakes ranked on readings · 25 without enough sampling, hidden

Include not-rated lakes (25)

#	Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
1	Brickyard LakeCarver	15 ft	15 µg/L	4.1 µg/L	No recent samples	43 ft	Carry-in
2	Minnewashta LakeCarver	11.5 ft	14 µg/L	2.3 µg/L	No recent samples	70 ft	✓ Public
3	Courthouse LakeCarver	18.9 ft	14 µg/L	2.4 µg/L	No recent samples	57 ft	Carry-in
4	Piersons LakeCarver	9.9 ft	19.5 µg/L	5.3 µg/L	No recent samples	40 ft	✓ Public
5	Fireman'S LakeCarver	10.7 ft	23.5 µg/L	3.3 µg/L	No recent samples	23 ft	✓ Public
6	St Joe LakeCarver	8.4 ft	21 µg/L	5.9 µg/L	No recent samples	52 ft	✓ Public
7	Auburn LakeCarver	6.4 ft	31 µg/L	7.2 µg/L	No recent samples	84 ft	✓ Public
8	Ann LakeCarver	8.7 ft	29 µg/L	8.9 µg/L	No recent samples	45 ft	✓ Public
9	Zumbra-Sunny LakeCarver	9.8 ft	27.6 µg/L	5.1 µg/L	No recent samples	58 ft	✓ Public
10	Waconia LakeCarver	7.3 ft	30 µg/L	9.8 µg/L	No recent samples	37 ft	✓ Public
11	Oak LakeCarver	4.5 ft	42.5 µg/L	17.5 µg/L	No recent samples	11 ft	✓ Public
12	Bavaria LakeCarver	5.1 ft	35 µg/L	21.7 µg/L	No recent samples	66 ft	✓ Public
13	Lotus LakeCarver	5.7 ft	40.5 µg/L	19.5 µg/L	No recent samples	29 ft	✓ Public
14	Steiger LakeCarver	5 ft	41.5 µg/L	13.3 µg/L	No recent samples	37 ft	✓ Public
15	Lucy LakeCarver	3.9 ft	62 µg/L	20.7 µg/L	No recent samples	20 ft	Carry-in
16	Muewissen LakeCarver	1.8 ft	98.5 µg/L	18.7 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
17	Myers LakeCarver	3 ft	36 µg/L	18 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
18	Jonathan LakeCarver	1.6 ft	157.5 µg/L	80 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
19	Eagle LakeCarver	2 ft	169 µg/L	93.8 µg/L	No recent samples	14 ft	✓ Public
20	East Auburn LakeCarver	5 ft	57 µg/L	31.8 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
21	Grace LakeCarver	2.6 ft	91.5 µg/L	58.2 µg/L	No recent samples	22 ft	Carry-in
22	Wassermann LakeCarver	2.3 ft	76 µg/L	48.1 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
23	Big Woods LakeCarver	1.5 ft	197 µg/L	113 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
24	Goose LakeCarver	1.2 ft	132.5 µg/L	160.5 µg/L	No recent samples	10 ft	✓ Public
25	Benton LakeCarver	1 ft	161 µg/L	104 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
26	Hazeltine LakeCarver	1 ft	142 µg/L	136.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
27	Burandt LakeCarver	3.9 ft	46 µg/L	35.9 µg/L	No recent samples	24 ft	✓ Public
28	Miller LakeCarver	1.6 ft	211 µg/L	108 µg/L	No recent samples	14 ft	Carry-in
29	Mcknight LakeCarver	2.2 ft	146 µg/L	58 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
30	Hydes LakeCarver	2.3 ft	94 µg/L	59.9 µg/L	No recent samples	18 ft	✓ Public
31	Parley LakeCarver	1.8 ft	100 µg/L	61.4 µg/L	No recent samples	18 ft	✓ Public
32	Susan LakeCarver	2.6 ft	80.5 µg/L	49 µg/L	No recent samples	17 ft	✓ Public
33	Swede LakeCarver	2 ft	134 µg/L	76.9 µg/L	No recent samples	12 ft	✓ Public
34	Reitz LakeCarver	3 ft	53 µg/L	36.8 µg/L	No recent samples	36 ft	✓ Public
35	Maria LakeCarver	0.8 ft	457 µg/L	249.5 µg/L	No recent samples	6 ft	✓ Public
36	Barnes LakeCarver	1 ft	164.5 µg/L	82 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
	Virginia LakeCarver	6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	✓ Public
	Gaystock LakeCarver	0.7 ft	236 µg/L	78.3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
	Stone LakeCarver	10.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Carry-in
	Lippert LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Rutz LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	12.9 ft	Not recorded
	Mud LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.9 ft	Not recorded
	Schutz LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	49.6 ft	Not recorded
	Tamarack LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	82 ft	Not recorded
	Long LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Scott LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Kelly LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Aue LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
	Chaska LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Carl Krey LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	14.8 ft	Not recorded
	Marsh LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	3.3 ft	Not recorded
	Turbid LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
	Swan LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Winkler LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Rice LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	3.3 ft	Not recorded
	Young America LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Brand LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Braunworth LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lake PattersonCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Berliner LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Hoeffken LakeCarver	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded

NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.

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