Eleven Lake

Eleven Lake comes in at a B on the grading rubric — a respectable showing for a Minnesota lake of its size and depth. Sub-grades cluster within a single letter of each other, which usually means the lake is in stable trophic balance rather than fighting one specific stressor.

A TSI near 43 places Eleven Lake in the mesotrophic band — moderate productivity, with seasonal swings between clearer spring water and richer late-summer conditions. Eleven Lake reaches 49 ft at its deepest point — typical for Minnesota mid-sized lakes, with seasonal stratification but limited cold-water refuge. At 108 acres, Eleven Lake fits the Minnesota median for monitored lakes, with 2.0 miles of shoreline. Eleven Lake ranks 7 of 19 in Pine County — solidly in the upper half of the local distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Eleven Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. The fishery is bass-led, with 9 documented species across the lake's records. The lake lacks a documented public access point, so visitor use is limited. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.