Where is Mooney Lake?

Mooney Lake is a lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Mooney Lake?

Mooney Lake has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet. The lake covers 110 acres.

Mooney Lake

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No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.

Max depth

9.8 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

110 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.7 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
10 ft max depth

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Mooney Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft. Surface area: 110 acres.

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Mooney Lake is a 110-acre lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 10 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mooney Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Mooney 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.

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Water quality measurements for Mooney Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Mooney 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

9.8 ft

Surface area

110 acres

Shoreline

2.7 mi

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EPA Impairment Status

Mooney Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN27-0134-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Hennepin County

Hadley Lake8 ft clear1.2 miView →Holy Name Lake1.2 miView →Snyder Lake1 miView →Gleason Lake1.7 ft clear2.1 miView →Long Lake3.3 ft clear · Eutrophic2.1 miView →Parkers Lake7 ft clear · Eutrophic2.5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Mooney Lake

Where is Mooney Lake?: Mooney Lake is a lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mooney Lake?: Mooney Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft. Surface area: 110 acres.
Is Mooney Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mooney Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Mooney Lake?: Mooney Lake has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet. The lake covers 110 acres.