Long Meadow Lake

Long Meadow Lake earns an F: phosphorus readings still being added and clarity at 1.6 ft signal heavy nutrient loading from the surrounding watershed.

Eutrophic conditions are the baseline here: clarity drops noticeably in late summer, and dissolved oxygen near the bottom can become a concern. The lake's maximum depth is not yet documented in state morphometric records — context for its physical structure remains limited. Long Meadow Lake covers 530 acres alongside partial shoreline records — a mid-sized water that supports a working fishery without being so large that conditions diverge between basins. Long Meadow Lake ranks 93 of 95 in Hennepin County — at the lower end of the locally monitored distribution.

Long Meadow Lake has no invasive species recorded in Minnesota state databases as of 2023, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Long Meadow Lake, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. The lake lacks a documented public access point, so visitor use is limited. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.