Lake Mabel
Le Sueur County, Minnesota98 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
Lake Mabel in Le Sueur County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 98 acres.
Lake Mabel is a 98-acre lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Mabel is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Mabel 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 Lake Mabel
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Lake Mabel, 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
98 acres
Shoreline
1.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Mabel, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Lake Mabel is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN40-0011-00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Mabel
Where is Lake Mabel?
- Lake Mabel is a lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Mabel?
- Lake Mabel in Le Sueur County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 98 acres.
Is Lake Mabel safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Mabel is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Mabel 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