Hay Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota25 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Impaired · Salinity / chlorides
Hay Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 25 acres.
Hay Lake is a 25-acre lake in Itasca County, Minnesota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Hay Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Hay 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.
Water quality measurements for Hay Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Hay 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
25 acres
Shoreline
0.9 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Hay Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Hay Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Cultural.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN31-0037-00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Hay Lake
Where is Hay Lake?
- Hay Lake is a lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hay Lake?
- Hay Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 25 acres.
Is Hay Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Hay Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Hay Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder