Where is Butternut Lake?

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

Butternut Lake

Wright County, Minnesota87 acresView map Directions

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

Area

87 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.5 mi

Measured length

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Butternut Lake in Wright County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 87 acres.

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Butternut Lake is a 87-acre lake in Wright County, Minnesota.

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

Swimming conditions

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

Whether Butternut 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 Butternut Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Butternut 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

Surface area

87 acres

Shoreline

1.5 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Butternut Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Nearby Lakes in Wright County

Shakopee Lake2.5 miView →Long Lake5.4 miView →Brooks Lake5.6 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →Collinwood Lake4 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →Butler Lake5.7 miView →Ann Lake4 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →

Frequently asked questions about Butternut Lake

Where is Butternut Lake?: Butternut Lake is a lake in Wright County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Butternut Lake?: Butternut Lake in Wright County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 87 acres.
Is Butternut Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.