Lake Placid
Cass County, Minnesota613 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- 25 ft max depth
Lake Placid in Cass County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 25 ft. Surface area: 613 acres.
Lake Placid is a 613-acre lake in Cass County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 25 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Placid 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 Placid
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Lake Placid, 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
Max depth
25 ft
Surface area
613 acres
Shoreline
11.3 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Placid
Where is Lake Placid?
- Lake Placid is a lake in Cass 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 Placid?
- Lake Placid in Cass County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 25 ft. Surface area: 613 acres.
Is Lake Placid safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Placid?
- Lake Placid has a maximum depth of 25 feet. The lake covers 613 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Placid come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder