Echo Lake
Douglas County, Minnesota119 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 40 ft max depth
Echo Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 39.9 ft. Surface area: 119 acres.
Echo Lake is a 119-acre lake in Douglas County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 40 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Echo Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water39.9 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Echo Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Echo 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 Echo Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Echo 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
39.9 ft
Surface area
119 acres
Shoreline
3.1 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Echo Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN21-0157-00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Echo Lake
Where is Echo Lake?
- Echo Lake is a lake in Douglas County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Echo Lake?
- Echo Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 39.9 ft. Surface area: 119 acres.
Is Echo Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Echo 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 Echo Lake?
- Echo Lake has a maximum depth of 39.9 feet. The lake covers 119 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Echo 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