Where is Lake Tustin?

Lake Tustin is a lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Lake Tustin?

Lake Tustin has a maximum depth of 4.9 feet. The lake covers 86 acres.

Lake Tustin

Le Sueur County, Minnesota86 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.

Max depth

4.9 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

86 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
5 ft max depth

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Lake Tustin in Le Sueur County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 4.9 ft. Surface area: 86 acres.

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Lake Tustin is a 86-acre lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 5 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Tustin is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Tustin 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.

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Water quality measurements for Lake Tustin

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Lake Tustin, 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

4.9 ft

Surface area

86 acres

Shoreline

2.3 mi

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EPA Impairment Status

Lake Tustin is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN40-0061-00 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Lake Tustin

Where is Lake Tustin?: Lake Tustin 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 Tustin?: Lake Tustin in Le Sueur County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 4.9 ft. Surface area: 86 acres.
Is Lake Tustin safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Tustin is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Tustin?: Lake Tustin has a maximum depth of 4.9 feet. The lake covers 86 acres.