Burns Lake is a lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Burns Lake?

Burns Lake has a maximum depth of 13.1 feet. The lake covers 115 acres.

Burns Lake

Beltrami County, Minnesota115 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.

Max depth

13.1 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

115 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.2 mi

Measured length

13 ft max depth

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Burns Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 13.1 ft. Surface area: 115 acres.

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Burns Lake is a 115-acre lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 13 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Burns 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.

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Water quality measurements for Burns Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Burns 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

13.1 ft

Surface area

115 acres

Shoreline

2.2 mi

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Nearby Lakes in Beltrami County

Popple Lake3.2 miView →Moose Lake15.1 ft clear · Oligotrophic—View →McDonald Lake4.1 miView →Schram Lake3.9 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →Little Moose Lake—View →Kitchi Lake8.2 ft clear · Mesotrophic—View →

Frequently asked questions about Burns Lake

Where is Burns Lake?: Burns Lake is a lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Burns Lake?: Burns Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 13.1 ft. Surface area: 115 acres.
Is Burns Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Burns Lake?: Burns Lake has a maximum depth of 13.1 feet. The lake covers 115 acres.