Little Cut Foot Lake

Little Cut Foot Lake pulls a D on the LakeGrade rubric — phosphorus loading and limited clarity hold it below the Minnesota average.

Eutrophic conditions are the baseline here: clarity drops noticeably in late summer, and dissolved oxygen near the bottom can become a concern. Little Cut Foot Lake reaches 20 ft at its deepest point — typical for Minnesota mid-sized lakes, with seasonal stratification but limited cold-water refuge. At 619 acres, Little Cut Foot Lake fits the Minnesota median for monitored lakes, with 12.4 miles of shoreline. Within the 141 graded lakes of Itasca County, Little Cut Foot Lake sits at rank 136, near the bottom of the county list.

Little Cut Foot Lake is on the Minnesota infested-waters list for zebra mussels — boaters should follow clean-drain-dry protocols when moving gear to or from the lake. Walleye are documented at Little Cut Foot Lake, one of 15 fish species on record for the lake. A documented public access point at Little Cut Foot Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.