Lac Lavon Lake

On the LakeGrade scale Lac Lavon Lake grades a B, with clarity at 12.8 ft and phosphorus readings still being added placing it above the Minnesota median.

Mesotrophic conditions dominate at Lac Lavon Lake: enough nutrients for a healthy fishery, not so much that algal blooms become a chronic problem. A maximum depth of 32 ft puts Lac Lavon Lake in the middle of Minnesota's depth distribution. The lake is compact at 66 acres, with 2.1 miles of shoreline and little volume to buffer nutrient inputs. Lac Lavon Lake ranks 4 of 36 in Dakota County, putting it in the upper tier of locally monitored lakes.

Eurasian watermilfoil has been documented at Lac Lavon Lake, requiring shoreline management to keep dense mats from crowding native vegetation. Bass fishing is part of the appeal: the species list runs to 9, anchored by largemouth and/or smallmouth bass. Public access is available — the lake is on the Minnesota PCA public-access list. The lake has a partial ice record — 9 observed ice-outs, centered near Apr 10. 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.