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

How deep is Canal Lake?

Canal Lake has a maximum depth of 43 feet. The lake covers 38 acres.

Are there campgrounds on Canal Lake?

Canal Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Hogback Lake Rustic Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Canal Lake

Lake County, Minnesota38 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

43 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

38 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.7 mi

Measured length

43 ft max depth

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Canal Lake in Lake County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 43 ft. Surface area: 38 acres.

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Canal Lake is a 38-acre lake in Lake County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 43 feet.

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

What Canal Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby
Deep water43 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Canal 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 Canal Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Canal 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

43 ft

Surface area

38 acres

Shoreline

1.7 mi

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Canal Lake

Hogback Lake Rustic Campground0.2 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Canal Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Lake County

Scarp Lake0.4 miView →Fulton Lake0.6 miView →Lupus Lake0.8 miView →Wanless Lake5.4 ft clear—View →Harriet Lake2 miView →Homestead Lake1.5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Canal Lake

Where is Canal Lake?: Canal Lake is a lake in Lake County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Canal Lake?: Canal Lake in Lake County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 43 ft. Surface area: 38 acres.
Is Canal Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Canal Lake?: Canal Lake has a maximum depth of 43 feet. The lake covers 38 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Canal Lake?: Canal Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Hogback Lake Rustic Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.