Burandt Lake

Burandt Lake sits at a C on the grading scale — not impaired, not pristine, with summer measurements that vary year to year. 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.

At a TSI of 59, Burandt Lake reads as eutrophic — nutrient-rich enough that summer algal growth and reduced clarity are expected, not unusual. A maximum depth of 24 ft puts Burandt Lake in the middle of Minnesota's depth distribution. At 97 acres, Burandt Lake sits below the Minnesota median: a small water where shoreline activity has an outsized effect on water quality. Burandt Lake ranks 18 of 40 in Carver County — solidly in the upper half of the local distribution.

Zebra mussels have been documented at Burandt Lake, which alters the filter-feeding balance and can paradoxically increase water clarity while disrupting the food web. The fishery includes walleye alongside the lake's other 12 documented species — a notable draw for Minnesota anglers. No formal public access is documented at Burandt Lake — most use is by shoreline residents and their guests. Ice-out has been logged at Burandt Lake more than two dozen times, putting the median around Mar 29 — a useful baseline for tracking climate trends. 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.