Juggler Lake

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

A TSI value of 34 puts Juggler Lake in the oligotrophic range, where biological productivity stays low and the water column remains clear. The lake's 78 ft maximum depth is in the upper tier for Minnesota — deep enough for cold-water fish to find refuge in summer. The lake's 428 acres and 6.9 miles of shoreline put it in the mid-range bucket — large enough for varied use, small enough that watershed inputs reach the whole basin. Within Becker County's 93 graded waters, Juggler Lake sits at rank 13, near the top of the local distribution.

Juggler Lake has no invasive species recorded in Minnesota state databases as of 2024, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. Walleye are documented at Juggler Lake, one of 11 fish species on record for the lake. Public access is available — the lake is on the Minnesota PCA public-access list. Ice-out has been recorded 13 times at Juggler Lake, with a median around Apr 22. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.