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Kanabec County Lake Quality

Minnesota, 24 lakes, measured by Minnesota PCA

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. 2 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The monitored lakes here are mostly shallow, productive basins where summer algae is common; each lake page shows its own readings beside the EPA condition class.

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 Ann Lake.

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Fishing in Kanabec County

Kanabec County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Kanabec County

DNR Reports (23)

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

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

All Lakes in Kanabec County

24 lakes · 2 ranked on readings, 22 without enough sampling2 lakes ranked on readings · 22 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Ann LakeKanabec2 ft73.5 µg/L57 µg/LNo recent samples17 ft✓ Public
2Knife LakeKanabec2 ft161.5 µg/L97.2 µg/LNo recent samples15 ft✓ Public
Fish LakeKanabec2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ft✓ Public
Devil'S LakeKanabec7.3 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples19 ftCarry-in
Lewis LakeKanabec7 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples48 ft✓ Public
Pomroy LakeKanabec5.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples11 ft✓ Public
Mora LakeKanabec5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ftCarry-in
Rice LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Spence LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pennington LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Kent LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mud LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples11 ftNot recorded
Bachman DamKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Snowshoe LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples13.1 ftNot recorded
Peace LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake Full of FishKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25.9 ftNot recorded
White Lily LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake FiveKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples28.9 ft✓ Public
Long LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Beauty LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake TwelveKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake ElevenKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples13 ft✓ Public
Thirteen LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples6.9 ftNot recorded
Rice LakeKanabecNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot 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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