Where is Goggins Lake?

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

How deep is Goggins Lake?

Goggins Lake has a maximum depth of 11.5 feet. The lake covers 28 acres.

Goggins Lake

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

Max depth

11.5 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

28 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

0.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
12 ft max depth

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Goggins Lake in Washington County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 11.5 ft. Surface area: 28 acres.

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Goggins Lake is a 28-acre lake in Washington County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 12 feet.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

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

Whether Goggins 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 Goggins Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Goggins 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

11.5 ft

Surface area

28 acres

Shoreline

0.8 mi

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN82-0077-00 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Goggins Lake

Where is Goggins Lake?: Goggins Lake is a lake in Washington County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Goggins Lake?: Goggins Lake in Washington County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 11.5 ft. Surface area: 28 acres.
Is Goggins Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Goggins Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Goggins Lake?: Goggins Lake has a maximum depth of 11.5 feet. The lake covers 28 acres.