Blueberry Lake
Wadena County, Minnesota549 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 15 ft max depth
Blueberry Lake in Wadena County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 15 ft. Surface area: 549 acres.
Blueberry Lake is a 549-acre lake in Wadena County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 15 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Blueberry Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Blueberry 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 Blueberry Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Blueberry 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
15 ft
Surface area
549 acres
Shoreline
5 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Blueberry Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN80-0034-00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Blueberry Lake
Where is Blueberry Lake?
- Blueberry Lake is a lake in Wadena County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Blueberry Lake?
- Blueberry Lake in Wadena County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 15 ft. Surface area: 549 acres.
Is Blueberry Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Blueberry Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Blueberry Lake?
- Blueberry Lake has a maximum depth of 15 feet. The lake covers 549 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Blueberry Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder