Lake Venus
Douglas County, Minnesota99 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
Lake Venus in Douglas County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 99 acres.
Lake Venus is a 99-acre lake in Douglas 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 Venus is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Venus 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 Venus
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Lake Venus, 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
99 acres
Shoreline
2.9 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Venus, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Lake Venus is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN21-0305-00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Venus
Where is Lake Venus?
- Lake Venus is a lake in Douglas 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 Venus?
- Lake Venus in Douglas County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 99 acres.
Is Lake Venus safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Venus is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Venus 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