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

How deep is Lee Lake?

Lee Lake has a maximum depth of 36 feet. The lake covers 137 acres.

Lee Lake

Clay County, Minnesota137 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

36 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

137 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.7 mi

Measured length

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

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Lee Lake in Clay County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 36 ft. Surface area: 137 acres.

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Lee Lake is a 137-acre lake in Clay County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 36 feet.

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

What Lee Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water36 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lee Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lee Lake 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 Lee Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Lee Lake, 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

36 ft

Surface area

137 acres

Shoreline

3.7 mi

The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.

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EPA Impairment Status

Lee Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

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 MN14-0049-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Clay County

Knudson Lake1 miView →Perch Lake1.3 miView →Burk Lake2.7 miView →Thorson Lake1.9 miView →Christ Olson Lake2.2 miView →Moe Lake2.4 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lee Lake

Where is Lee Lake?: Lee Lake is a lake in Clay County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lee Lake?: Lee Lake in Clay County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 36 ft. Surface area: 137 acres.
Is Lee Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lee Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lee Lake?: Lee Lake has a maximum depth of 36 feet. The lake covers 137 acres.