Boot Lake
Becker County, Minnesota378 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 109 ft max depth
Boot Lake in Becker County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 108.8 ft. Surface area: 378 acres.
Boot Lake is a 378-acre lake in Becker County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 109 feet (43-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Boot Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water108.8 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Boot Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Boot 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 Boot Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Boot 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
108.8 ft
Average depth
43.1 ft
Surface area
378 acres
Shoreline
6.8 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Boot Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN03-0030-00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Boot Lake
Where is Boot Lake?
- Boot Lake is a lake in Becker County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Boot Lake?
- Boot Lake in Becker County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 108.8 ft. Surface area: 378 acres.
Is Boot Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Boot Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Boot Lake?
- Boot Lake has a maximum depth of 108.8 feet and an average depth of 43.1 feet. The lake covers 378 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Boot 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