Ge-Be-on-Equat Lake

On the LakeGrade scale Ge-Be-on-Equat Lake grades a B, with clarity at 10.0 ft and phosphorus readings still being added placing it above the Minnesota median. The three sub-grades — clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a — track close together, so no single parameter is dragging the average.

Mesotrophic conditions dominate at Ge-Be-on-Equat Lake: enough nutrients for a healthy fishery, not so much that algal blooms become a chronic problem. Ge-Be-on-Equat Lake is unusually deep for Minnesota at 55 ft, which buffers the lake against summer warming and helps the deep water stay oxygenated. Ge-Be-on-Equat Lake covers 660 acres alongside 13.0 miles of shoreline — a mid-sized water that supports a working fishery without being so large that conditions diverge between basins. Ge-Be-on-Equat Lake ranks 85 of 215 in St. Louis County — solidly in the upper half of the local distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Ge-Be-on-Equat Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. Walleye are documented at Ge-Be-on-Equat Lake, one of 5 fish species on record for the lake. No formal public access is documented at Ge-Be-on-Equat Lake — most use is by shoreline residents and their guests. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.