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Coffee Lake

Lake County, Minnesota130 acresView mapDirections

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

Max depth
11.2 ft
Bathymetric survey
Area
130 acres
Surface area
Shoreline
2.8 mi
Measured length
  • Impaired · Mercury
  • 11 ft max depth

Coffee Lake in Lake County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 11.2 ft. Surface area: 130 acres.

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Coffee Lake is a 130-acre lake in Lake County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 11 feet.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Coffee 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 Coffee Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Coffee 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

11.2 ft

Surface area

130 acres

Shoreline

2.8 mi

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN38-0064-00 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Coffee Lake

Where is Coffee Lake?

Coffee 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 Coffee Lake?

Coffee Lake in Lake County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 11.2 ft. Surface area: 130 acres.

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Is Coffee Lake safe to swim in?

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

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How deep is Coffee Lake?

Coffee Lake has a maximum depth of 11.2 feet. The lake covers 130 acres.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Coffee Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.

Other records on this page

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database

Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder