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Don Lake

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Not yet rated
33 acres

Don Lake in Cook County, Minnesota is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 33 acres.

Area
33 acres

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Why Don Lake has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Don Lake, no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by MPCA and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Don Lake is a 33-acre lake in Cook County, Minnesota.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, last sampled recent years. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

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Elevated nutrients

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

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Water quality measurements for Don Lake

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data. Trophic State Index: undefined.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)

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Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Surface Area33 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Don Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Frequently asked questions about Don Lake

Where is Don Lake?

Don Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.

What is the water quality grade for Don Lake?

Don Lake in Cook County, Minnesota is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 33 acres.

Is Don Lake safe to swim in?

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Don Lake is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Don 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