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Freeborn County Lake Quality

Minnesota, 20 lakes, measured by Minnesota PCA

There are 20 monitored lakes in Freeborn County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. The 20 monitored lakes in Freeborn County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings Minnesota PCA has published, shown as reported.

Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.

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Fishing in Freeborn County

Freeborn County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Freeborn County

DNR Reports (10)

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

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

All Lakes in Freeborn County

20 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 20 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 20 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Fountain LakeFreeborn1.7 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples14 ft✓ Public
Lower Twin LakeFreeborn1.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Pickeral LakeFreeborn1 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples6 ft✓ Public
State Line LakeFreeborn5.2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Hickory LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Albert Lea LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples5.9 ft✓ Public
Goose LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Geneva LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples4.4 ft✓ Public
Trenton LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Penny LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Freeborn LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples3.3 ft✓ Public
Halls LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sugar LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
School Section LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples4.1 ftNot recorded
White LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples4 ftNot recorded
Fountain LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ft✓ Public
Everhart LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Church LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Upper Twin LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples3.3 ftNot recorded
Bear LakeFreebornNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples3.3 ftNot 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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