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

How deep is Cedar Lake?

Cedar Lake has a maximum depth of 8 feet. The lake covers 1800 acres.

Cedar Lake

McLeod County, Minnesota1,800 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

8 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

1,800 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

16.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
8 ft max depth

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Cedar Lake in McLeod County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 1800 acres.

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Cedar Lake is a 1,800-acre lake in McLeod County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 8 feet.

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

What Cedar Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Big water1,800 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Cedar Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Cedar 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 Cedar Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Cedar 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

8 ft

Surface area

1,800 acres

Shoreline

16.8 mi

The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.

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EPA Impairment Status

Cedar Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN43-0115-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in McLeod County

Clear Lake2.3 miView →Stahl'S Lake6 ft clear · Eutrophic3 miView →French Lake3.2 miView →Popp Slough—View →Pierce Lake—View →Campbell Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Cedar Lake

Where is Cedar Lake?: Cedar Lake is a lake in McLeod County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cedar Lake?: Cedar Lake in McLeod County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 1800 acres.
Is Cedar Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Cedar Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Cedar Lake?: Cedar Lake has a maximum depth of 8 feet. The lake covers 1800 acres.