Where is Linwood Lake?

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

Are there campgrounds on Linwood Lake?

Linwood Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Whiteface Reservoir. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Linwood Lake

St. Louis County, Minnesota259 acresView map Directions

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

Area

259 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

5.1 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Linwood Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 259 acres.

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Linwood Lake is a 259-acre lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota.

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

What Linwood Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Linwood 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 Linwood Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Linwood 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

Surface area

259 acres

Shoreline

5.1 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Linwood Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Linwood Lake

Whiteface Reservoir2.3 kmReserve

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Stays near Linwood Lake

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Fishing Linwood Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN69-0248-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in St. Louis County

Whiteface Reservoir3 ft clear2 miView →Whiteface Reservoir2.6 miView →Markham Lake3 ft clear4.5 miView →Sullivan Lake6.1 miView →Dent Lake6.9 miView →Harris Lake4.9 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Linwood Lake

Where is Linwood Lake?: Linwood Lake is a lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Linwood Lake?: Linwood Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 259 acres.
Is Linwood Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Linwood Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Linwood Lake?: Linwood Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Whiteface Reservoir. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.