Alott Lake

Alott Lake carries a solid B grade — strong on most parameters, with measurements that hold up well across the summer season. Sub-grades cluster within a single letter of each other, which usually means the lake is in stable trophic balance rather than fighting one specific stressor.

A TSI near 44 places Alott Lake in the mesotrophic band — moderate productivity, with seasonal swings between clearer spring water and richer late-summer conditions. Alott Lake reaches 34 ft at its deepest point — typical for Minnesota mid-sized lakes, with seasonal stratification but limited cold-water refuge. Alott Lake is small — 41 acres alongside 1.9 miles of shoreline — which makes it sensitive to even modest changes in watershed runoff or recreational pressure. Within Morrison County's 16 graded lakes, Alott Lake ranks 9 — below the local median, though not at the bottom.

No invasive species are currently listed at Alott Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. Muskie are on the species list at Alott Lake, alongside the lake's 8 other documented fish. No formal public access is documented at Alott Lake — most use is by shoreline residents and their guests. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.