Where is Ensign Lake?

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

Ensign Lake

Lake County, Minnesota1,406 acresView map Directions

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

Area

1,406 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Mercury

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Ensign Lake in Lake County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1406 acres.

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Ensign Lake is a 1,406-acre lake in Lake County, Minnesota.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Ensign Lake is good for

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Big water1,406 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Ensign Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Ensign 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 Ensign Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Ensign 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

1,406 acres

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

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Fishing Ensign Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Ensign Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN38-0498-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Lake County

Ashigan Lake12.2 ft clear1 miView →Gibson Lake7 ft clear1.5 miView →Vera Lake18 ft clear1.5 miView →Abinodji Lake1.8 miView →Neglige Lake11.3 ft clear1.4 miView →Cattyman Lake7 ft clear—View →

Frequently asked questions about Ensign Lake

Where is Ensign Lake?: Ensign Lake is a lake in Lake County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Ensign Lake?: Ensign Lake in Lake County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1406 acres.
Is Ensign Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Ensign Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.