Wright County Lake Quality

Minnesota, 64 lakes, average grade C (Fair)

Wright County in Minnesota carries 64 graded lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. The county average is C — the middle of the rubric, with one or two lakes pulling the average up or down depending on year.

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. Clearwater Lake (A) is the cleanest in the county.

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Fishing in Wright County

Wright County Fishing Guide

Fish species and best-graded lakes in Wright County

DNR Reports (40)

Minnesota DNR LakeFinder resources for lakes in Wright 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 — West Lake Sylvia
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Waverly
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Upper Maple
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Union
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Sullivan
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Sugar
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Somers
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Scott
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Rock
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Pleasant
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Pickeral
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Nixon
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Mud
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Moose
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Mink
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Millstone
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Mary
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Mary
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Martha
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Locke
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Little Waverly
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Limestone
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — John
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Indian
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Ida
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Howard
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Henshaw
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Granite
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 — French
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Fountain
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Foster
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Fish
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Ember
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — East Lake Sylvia
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 — Deer
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Dean
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Crawford
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Collinwood
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder

All Lakes in Wright County

64 lakes · 51 graded, 13 not rated51 graded lakes · 13 not rated, hidden

Include not-rated lakes (13)

#	Lake	Grade	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
1	AClearwater LakeWright	A	9.8 ft	22 µg/L	6.3 µg/L	No recent samples	73 ft	✓ Public
2	ABirch LakeWright	A	15 ft	17 µg/L	4 µg/L	No recent samples	52 ft	✓ Public
3	AIda LakeWright	A	13.1 ft	14 µg/L	3.4 µg/L	No recent samples	60 ft	✓ Public
4	AUpper Maple LakeWright	A	17.2 ft	17 µg/L	3.6 µg/L	No recent samples	76 ft	✓ Public
5	ACharlotte LakeWright	A	17.1 ft	13 µg/L	2.7 µg/L	No recent samples	46 ft	✓ Public
6	ABass LakeWright	A	13.5 ft	12 µg/L	3.6 µg/L	No recent samples	34 ft	✓ Public
7	AMoose LakeWright	A	14.4 ft	12 µg/L	3.1 µg/L	No recent samples	43 ft	✓ Public
8	ACedar LakeWright	A	14.3 ft	24 µg/L	4.6 µg/L	No recent samples	108 ft	✓ Public
9	AWest Sylvia LakeWright	A	22 ft	8 µg/L	1.8 µg/L	No recent samples	97 ft	✓ Public
10	APleasant LakeWright	A	11.5 ft	17 µg/L	2.9 µg/L	No recent samples	74 ft	✓ Public
11	APulaski LakeWright	A	18 ft	12 µg/L	2.3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
12	AEmber LakeWright	A	15.1 ft	16.5 µg/L	4 µg/L	No recent samples	45 ft	Carry-in
13	AEast Sylvia LakeWright	A	21 ft	8 µg/L	2.2 µg/L	No recent samples	78 ft	Carry-in
14	ASugar LakeWright	A	16.5 ft	14 µg/L	3.3 µg/L	No recent samples	69 ft	✓ Public
15	ANixon LakeWright	A	13.1 ft	11 µg/L	2.4 µg/L	No recent samples	67 ft	✓ Public
16	BJohn LakeWright	B	8 ft	22 µg/L	7.3 µg/L	No recent samples	28 ft	✓ Public
17	CMud LakeWright	C	5.6 ft	28 µg/L	8.7 µg/L	No recent samples	65 ft	✓ Public
18	CUnion LakeWright	C	5.5 ft	23.5 µg/L	9.9 µg/L	No recent samples	35 ft	✓ Public
19	CMary LakeWright	C	8.9 ft	21 µg/L	8.3 µg/L	No recent samples	46 ft	✓ Public
20	CBrooks LakeWright	C	5.6 ft	33 µg/L	12.7 µg/L	No recent samples	21 ft	✓ Public
21	CWaverly LakeWright	C	6.9 ft	29 µg/L	8 µg/L	No recent samples	70.5 ft	✓ Public
22	CIndian LakeWright	C	7.6 ft	29.5 µg/L	10.3 µg/L	No recent samples	31 ft	✓ Public
23	CCrawford LakeWright	C	5.9 ft	25.5 µg/L	8.6 µg/L	No recent samples	19 ft	✓ Public
24	DCamp LakeWright	D	4.6 ft	70 µg/L	20 µg/L	No recent samples	52 ft	✓ Public
25	DHoward LakeWright	D	4 ft	57 µg/L	21.2 µg/L	No recent samples	39 ft	✓ Public
26	DGranite LakeWright	D	4.6 ft	42.5 µg/L	16 µg/L	No recent samples	34 ft	✓ Public
27	DBeebe LakeWright	D	4.6 ft	36 µg/L	26.5 µg/L	No recent samples	27 ft	✓ Public
28	DRamsey LakeWright	D	4.3 ft	40 µg/L	19.8 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
29	DLocke LakeWright	D	3.9 ft	35 µg/L	17.8 µg/L	No recent samples	49 ft	✓ Public
30	DFrench LakeWright	D	4.3 ft	46 µg/L	23.1 µg/L	No recent samples	50 ft	✓ Public
31	DGonz LakeWright	D	No recent samples	338 µg/L	21.2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
32	FFish LakeWright	F	3 ft	57 µg/L	33.1 µg/L	No recent samples	38 ft	✓ Public
33	FRock LakeWright	F	2.6 ft	64 µg/L	59.6 µg/L	No recent samples	37 ft	✓ Public
34	FFountain LakeWright	F	1 ft	126.5 µg/L	174 µg/L	No recent samples	10 ft	✓ Public
35	FAnn LakeWright	F	4 ft	267 µg/L	34.7 µg/L	No recent samples	18.5 ft	✓ Public
36	FFoster LakeWright	F	1.6 ft	179 µg/L	97 µg/L	No recent samples	10 ft	✓ Public
37	FMink LakeWright	F	3 ft	103 µg/L	59.6 µg/L	No recent samples	39 ft	✓ Public
38	FMartha LakeWright	F	3 ft	77.5 µg/L	68.1 µg/L	No recent samples	22 ft	✓ Public
39	FCaroline LakeWright	F	3.5 ft	53 µg/L	31.6 µg/L	No recent samples	45 ft	Carry-in
40	FCollinwood LakeWright	F	4 ft	135 µg/L	38.6 µg/L	No recent samples	28 ft	✓ Public
41	FSomers LakeWright	F	3.6 ft	62 µg/L	40.5 µg/L	No recent samples	21 ft	Carry-in
42	FScott LakeWright	F	3.3 ft	110 µg/L	45 µg/L	No recent samples	23 ft	Carry-in
43	FBuffalo LakeWright	F	3 ft	47 µg/L	40.6 µg/L	No recent samples	33 ft	✓ Public
44	FDean LakeWright	F	4.3 ft	324 µg/L	39.2 µg/L	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
45	FMillstone LakeWright	F	0.8 ft	186 µg/L	62.8 µg/L	No recent samples	8.5 ft	✓ Public
46	FLittle Mary LakeWright	F	1.5 ft	160 µg/L	85.4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
47	FAlbion LakeWright	F	1 ft	105 µg/L	112 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
48	FWilhelm LakeWright	F	2 ft	124 µg/L	60.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
49	FLittle Waverly LakeWright	F	1.5 ft	604 µg/L	65 µg/L	No recent samples	12 ft	✓ Public
50	FSwartout LakeWright	F	4.6 ft	489 µg/L	52.6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
51	FHenshaw LakeWright	F	1 ft	104 µg/L	86.6 µg/L	No recent samples	8 ft	Carry-in
	NRUnnamed LakeWright	NR	1.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
	NRUnnamed LakeWright	NR	1.3 ft	78 µg/L	53.4 µg/L	No recent samples	38 ft	✓ Public
	NRMaple LakeWright	NR	9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	NRCokato LakeWright	NR	6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52 ft	✓ Public
	NRDeer LakeWright	NR	5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	27 ft	✓ Public
	NRSullivan LakeWright	NR	6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	58 ft	✓ Public
	NREagle LakeWright	NR	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	38 ft	✓ Public
	NRCedar LakeWright	NR	13.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	47 ft	Carry-in
	NRLimestone LakeWright	NR	14 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	✓ Public
	NRGoose LakeWright	NR	2.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	14 ft	Carry-in
	NRMary LakeWright	NR	5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	102 ft	✓ Public
	NRUhl LakeWright	NR	1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
	NRPickeral LakeWright	NR	12.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	37 ft	✓ Public

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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