Little Kettle Lake
Carlton County, MinnesotaView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Limited data
Little Kettle Lake in Carlton County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported.
Little Kettle Lake is a lake in Carlton County, Minnesota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, last sampled 2023-05-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Little Kettle 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 Kettle Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Little Kettle 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.
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Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
1 EPA-permitted facility operate within about 5 miles of Little Kettle Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits. 1 facility has a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- Aitkin Agri-Peat Inc - CromwellCromwell · 2.2 mi away · NPDES MN0055662Recent violation
Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.
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Frequently asked questions about Little Kettle Lake
Where is Little Kettle Lake?
- Little Kettle Lake is a lake in Carlton 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 Kettle Lake?
- Little Kettle Lake in Carlton County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported.
Is Little Kettle 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
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Ambient Surface Water
MNPCA1 sample · 2023
Analytical methods
- Field measurement/observation, generic method
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)