Cantlin Lake

On the LakeGrade scale Cantlin Lake grades a B, with clarity at 10.0 ft and phosphorus readings still being added placing it above the Minnesota median.

Mesotrophic conditions dominate at Cantlin Lake: enough nutrients for a healthy fishery, not so much that algal blooms become a chronic problem. The lake's maximum depth is not yet documented in state morphometric records — context for its physical structure remains limited. The lake's surface area is not consistently recorded across state datasets — physical context remains partial. Among the 24 graded lakes in Sherburne County, Cantlin Lake sits at rank 11, above the county median.

No invasive species are currently listed at Cantlin Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. Bass fishing is part of the appeal: the species list runs to 8, anchored by largemouth and/or smallmouth bass. No formal public access is documented at Cantlin Lake — most use is by shoreline residents and their guests. Ice-out has been logged at Cantlin Lake more than two dozen times, putting the median around Apr 6 — 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.