Minto Lakes
Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska2,677 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.
- 15 ft mean depth (modelled)
Minto Lakes in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2677 acres.
Minto Lakes is a 2,677-acre lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 15 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Minto Lakes is good for
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- Big water2,677 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Minto Lakes is safe to swim in today is a call for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Minto Lakes
These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Minto Lakes, 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
Mean depth
~15 ft est.
Surface area
2,677 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Minto Lakes.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
12 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Mean depth
~15 ft est.
Modelled from terrain, not sounded
Shoreline
18 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
262 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Frequently asked questions about Minto Lakes
Where is Minto Lakes?
- Minto Lakes is a lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Minto Lakes?
- Minto Lakes in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2677 acres.
Is Minto Lakes safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Minto Lakes?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Minto Lakes, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 15 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 2677 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Minto Lakes come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)