Cow Lake
Cook County, Minnesota38 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- 36 ft max depth
Cow Lake in Cook County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 36 ft. Surface area: 38 acres.
Cow Lake is a 38-acre lake in Cook County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 36 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Cow Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water36 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Cow 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.
Water quality measurements for Cow Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Cow 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
36 ft
Surface area
38 acres
Shoreline
1.4 mi
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Frequently asked questions about Cow Lake
Where is Cow Lake?
- Cow Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cow Lake?
- Cow Lake in Cook County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 36 ft. Surface area: 38 acres.
Is Cow Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Cow Lake?
- Cow Lake has a maximum depth of 36 feet. The lake covers 38 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Cow Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder