Kid Lake

Kid Lake earns an A — water clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate among the best monitored waters in Cass County. Clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate similarly, so there is no obvious single lever to pull on watershed management.

Trophically, Kid Lake reads as oligotrophic — nutrient-poor, clear, and ecologically more sensitive to disturbance than richer lakes. The lake's 52 ft maximum depth is in the upper tier for Minnesota — deep enough for cold-water fish to find refuge in summer. At 168 acres, Kid Lake fits the Minnesota median for monitored lakes, with 2.7 miles of shoreline. Among the 133 graded lakes in Cass County, Kid Lake sits at rank 37, above the county median.

Kid Lake has no invasive species recorded in Minnesota state databases as of 2023, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Kid Lake, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. No formal public access is documented at Kid Lake — most use is by shoreline residents and their guests. Ice-out has been recorded 10 times at Kid Lake, with a median around Apr 17. 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.