Big Sucker Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota253 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- 36 ft max depth
Big Sucker Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 36 ft. Surface area: 253 acres.
Big Sucker Lake is a 253-acre lake in Itasca County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 36 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Big Sucker Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water36 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Big Sucker Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota DNR and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Big Sucker Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Big Sucker Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Max depth
36 ft
Surface area
253 acres
Shoreline
3.6 mi
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Frequently asked questions about Big Sucker Lake
Where is Big Sucker Lake?
- Big Sucker Lake is a lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Sucker Lake?
- Big Sucker Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 36 ft. Surface area: 253 acres.
Is Big Sucker Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Big Sucker Lake?
- Big Sucker Lake has a maximum depth of 36 feet. The lake covers 253 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Big Sucker Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder