Lower Panaca Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota249 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 26 ft max depth
Lower Panaca Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 249 acres.
Lower Panaca Lake is a 249-acre lake in Itasca County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 26 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lower Panaca Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lower Panaca 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 Lower Panaca Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Lower Panaca 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
Max depth
26.2 ft
Surface area
249 acres
Shoreline
3.1 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Lower Panaca Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN31-0112-00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lower Panaca Lake
Where is Lower Panaca Lake?
- Lower Panaca Lake is a lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lower Panaca Lake?
- Lower Panaca Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft. Surface area: 249 acres.
Is Lower Panaca Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lower Panaca Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lower Panaca Lake?
- Lower Panaca Lake has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet. The lake covers 249 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lower Panaca Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder