East Pope Lake
Cook County, Minnesota36 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 28 ft max depth
East Pope Lake in Cook County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 27.9 ft. Surface area: 36 acres.
East Pope Lake is a 36-acre lake in Cook County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 28 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. East Pope Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether East Pope 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 East Pope Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for East Pope 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
27.9 ft
Surface area
36 acres
Shoreline
1.5 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
East Pope Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN16-0342-00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about East Pope Lake
Where is East Pope Lake?
- East Pope 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 East Pope Lake?
- East Pope Lake in Cook County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 27.9 ft. Surface area: 36 acres.
Is East Pope Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. East Pope Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is East Pope Lake?
- East Pope Lake has a maximum depth of 27.9 feet. The lake covers 36 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for East Pope 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