Kittleson Lake

On the LakeGrade scale Kittleson Lake grades a B, with clarity at 7.1 ft and 26 µg/L of phosphorus placing it above the Minnesota median. With clarity and phosphorus scored, the sub-grades cluster within a letter of each other, pointing to stable conditions rather than one specific stressor.

A TSI in the eutrophic range signals a lake doing what nutrient-loaded waters do — supporting an active algal community at the cost of clear water. The lake's maximum depth is not yet documented in state morphometric records — context for its physical structure remains limited. The lake's surface area is not consistently recorded across state datasets — physical context remains partial. Among the 20 graded lakes in Polk County, Kittleson Lake sits at rank 7, above the county median.

No invasive species are currently listed at Kittleson Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Kittleson Lake, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. The lake lacks a documented public access point, so visitor use is limited. 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.