Lows Lake
Crow Wing County, Minnesota302 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 11 ft max depth
Lows Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10.6 ft. Surface area: 302 acres.
Lows Lake is a 302-acre lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 11 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lows Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lows 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 Lows Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Lows 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
10.6 ft
Surface area
302 acres
Shoreline
3.9 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Lows Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN18-0180-00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lows Lake
Where is Lows Lake?
- Lows Lake is a lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lows Lake?
- Lows Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 10.6 ft. Surface area: 302 acres.
Is Lows Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lows Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lows Lake?
- Lows Lake has a maximum depth of 10.6 feet. The lake covers 302 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lows 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