Where is Finger Lake?

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

How deep is Finger Lake?

Finger Lake has a maximum depth of 14 feet. The lake covers 203 acres.

Finger Lake

Cook County, Minnesota203 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

14 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

203 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
14 ft max depth

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Finger Lake in Cook County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 14 ft. Surface area: 203 acres.

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Finger Lake is a 203-acre lake in Cook County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 14 feet.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Finger Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Finger 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 Finger Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Finger 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

14 ft

Surface area

203 acres

Shoreline

2.9 mi

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EPA Impairment Status

Finger Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

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 MN16-0646-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Cook County

Elbow Lake0.7 miView →Bat Lake1.4 miView →North Wigwam Lake1.8 miView →Timber Lake—View →Frear Lake2.3 miView →Fourmile Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Finger Lake

Where is Finger Lake?: Finger 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 Finger Lake?: Finger Lake in Cook County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 14 ft. Surface area: 203 acres.
Is Finger Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Finger Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Finger Lake?: Finger Lake has a maximum depth of 14 feet. The lake covers 203 acres.