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Pine County Lake Quality

Minnesota, 60 lakes, measured by Minnesota PCA

Pine County in Minnesota carries 60 monitored lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. 3 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 Pine 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 Net Lake.

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Fishing in Pine County

Pine County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Pine County

DNR Reports (40)

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

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

All Lakes in Pine County

60 lakes · 3 ranked on readings, 57 without enough sampling3 lakes ranked on readings · 57 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Net LakePine3 ft36.5 µg/L12.4 µg/LNo recent samples15 ft✓ Public
2Big Pine LakePine4.6 ft19 µg/L20 µg/LNo recent samples25 ft✓ Public
3Pokegama LakePine2 ft170 µg/L46.8 µg/LNo recent samples25 ft✓ Public
Long LakePine6.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ft✓ Public
Fish LakePine6 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ftCarry-in
Sand LakePine10 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples47 ft✓ Public
Bass LakePine8.3 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ft✓ Public
Island LakePine7 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples42 ft✓ Public
Rhine LakePine2.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ftCarry-in
Oak LakePine4 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ft✓ Public
Rush LakePine12.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ftCarry-in
Dago LakePine12.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ft✓ Public
Sturgeon LakePine17 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ft✓ Public
Fox LakePine3.7 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples14.5 ftCarry-in
Eleven LakePine11 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples49 ftCarry-in
Johnson LakePine11.3 ft11 µg/L2.4 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesCarry-in
Greigs LakePine12.6 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples68 ft✓ Public
Passenger LakePine8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples22 ft✓ Public
Lords LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples42 ft✓ Public
Long Meadows LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hay Creek FlowagePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Graces LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples9.8 ft✓ Public
Churchill LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rock LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ft✓ Public
Lena LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples33.1 ftNot recorded
Lake AlmaPineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Kramer LakesPineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Little Tamarack LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples30.8 ftNot recorded
Tamarack LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples46.6 ft✓ Public
Razor LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples36.1 ftNot recorded
Crooked LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mud LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Indian LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15.1 ftNot recorded
Miller LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15.1 ftNot recorded
Wallace LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples46.9 ftNot recorded
Wilbur LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples13.1 ftNot recorded
Cross LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples32 ft✓ Public
Cedar LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ftNot recorded
Rock LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26.2 ftNot recorded
Grindstone LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples153 ftNot recorded
Grass LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples6.6 ftNot recorded
Elbow LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples32.8 ftNot recorded
Upper Pine LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15.1 ft✓ Public
Hellmans LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Little Pine LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples17.1 ftNot recorded
Bass LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15.7 ftNot recorded
Clear LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples39.4 ftNot recorded
First LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ftNot recorded
Second LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ftNot recorded
McCormick LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Stevens LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake MargaretPineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Little Oak LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake TwelvePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples31 ftNot recorded
Close LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Slough LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pickerel LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ft✓ Public
Cranberry LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Maheu LakePineNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Delong LakePineNo 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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Source: the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota DNR. See data sources.