Fox 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 Fox Lake?

Fox Lake has a maximum depth of 5 feet. The lake covers 35 acres.

Are there campgrounds on Fox Lake?

Fox Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Temperance River Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Fox Lake

Cook County, Minnesota35 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

5 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

35 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.5 mi

Measured length

5 ft max depth

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Fox Lake in Cook County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 35 acres.

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Fox Lake is a 35-acre lake in Cook County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 5 feet.

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

What Fox Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Fox 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 Fox Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Fox 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

5 ft

Surface area

35 acres

Shoreline

1.5 mi

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Fox Lake

Temperance River Campground4.9 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Nearby Lakes in Cook County

Toohey Lake0.9 miView →Fourmile Lake1.8 miView →Cedar Lake2.7 miView →Bat Lake1.9 miView →Finger Lake2.6 miView →Richey Lake3.5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Fox Lake

Where is Fox Lake?: Fox 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 Fox Lake?: Fox Lake in Cook County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 35 acres.
Is Fox Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Fox Lake?: Fox Lake has a maximum depth of 5 feet. The lake covers 35 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Fox Lake?: Fox Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Temperance River Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.