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

Hatch Lake

Rice County, Minnesota64 acresView map Directions

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

Area

64 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

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Hatch Lake in Rice County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 64 acres.

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Hatch Lake is a 64-acre lake in Rice County, Minnesota.

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. Hatch Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Hatch 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 Hatch Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Hatch 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

Surface area

64 acres

Shoreline

1.3 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Hatch Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN66-0063-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Rice County

Metogga Lake1.6 miView →Cody Lake2 ft clear · Hypereutrophic3.3 miView →Duban Lake3.7 miView →Phelps Lake2.3 ft clear · Hypereutrophic4 miView →Shields Lake2.5 ft clear—View →Mud Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Hatch Lake

Where is Hatch Lake?: Hatch Lake is a lake in Rice County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hatch Lake?: Hatch Lake in Rice County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 64 acres.
Is Hatch Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Hatch Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.