George Lake

George Lake earns an A — water clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate among the best monitored waters in Hubbard County. 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.

Mesotrophic conditions dominate at George Lake: enough nutrients for a healthy fishery, not so much that algal blooms become a chronic problem. George Lake reaches 29 ft at its deepest point — typical for Minnesota mid-sized lakes, with seasonal stratification but limited cold-water refuge. George Lake covers 826 acres alongside 5.8 miles of shoreline — a mid-sized water that supports a working fishery without being so large that conditions diverge between basins. George Lake ranks 38 of 77 in Hubbard County — solidly in the upper half of the local distribution.

An invasive species record — faucet snail — has been logged at George Lake; Minnesota PCA maintains the official infested-waters list. The fishery includes walleye alongside the lake's other 13 documented species — a notable draw for Minnesota anglers. A documented public access point at George Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. Ice-out has been recorded 20 times at George Lake, with a median around Apr 21. 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.