Little Elbow Lake
Mahnomen County, Minnesota158 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
Little Elbow Lake in Mahnomen County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 158 acres.
Little Elbow Lake is a 158-acre lake in Mahnomen County, Minnesota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Little Elbow 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.
Water quality measurements for Little Elbow Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Little Elbow 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
158 acres
Shoreline
3.7 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Little Elbow Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Little Elbow Lake
Where is Little Elbow Lake?
- Little Elbow Lake is a lake in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Little Elbow Lake?
- Little Elbow Lake in Mahnomen County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 158 acres.
Is Little Elbow Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Little Elbow Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder