Little Waverly Lake

Little Waverly Lake earns an F: 673 µg/L of phosphorus and clarity at 1.2 ft signal heavy nutrient loading from the surrounding watershed. The two scored sub-grades — clarity and phosphorus — track close together, so neither one is dragging the average down.

Hypereutrophic conditions mean the lake is operating at the upper end of the productivity scale, with all the bloom risk that implies. At only 12 ft deep, Little Waverly Lake is shallow — wind keeps the water column mixed and sediment resuspension drives phosphorus levels harder to manage. Little Waverly Lake covers 338 acres alongside 3.8 miles of shoreline — a mid-sized water that supports a working fishery without being so large that conditions diverge between basins. Within the 64 graded lakes of Wright County, Little Waverly Lake sits at rank 58, near the bottom of the county list.

Little Waverly 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 Waverly Lake, one of 16 fish species on record for the lake. A documented public access point at Little Waverly Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. The lake has a partial ice record — 9 observed ice-outs, centered near Mar 30. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.