Echo Lake is a lake in McLeod County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.

Are there boat ramps on Echo Lake?

Echo Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Echo Lake. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Echo Lake?

Echo Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Minnesota's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Echo Lake

McLeod County, Minnesota83 acresView map Directions

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

Area

83 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.7 mi

Measured length

Public access

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Echo Lake in McLeod County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 83 acres.

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Echo Lake is a 83-acre lake in McLeod County, Minnesota. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

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.

Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. 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.

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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

Surface area

83 acres

Shoreline

1.7 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by Minnesota PCA

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

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Echo LakePublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Echo Lake

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Frequently asked questions about Echo Lake

Where is Echo Lake?: Echo Lake is a lake in McLeod 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 McLeod County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 83 acres.
Is Echo Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Echo Lake?: Echo Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Echo Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Echo Lake?: Echo Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Minnesota's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.