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

How deep is Mud Lake?

Mud Lake has a maximum depth of 11 feet. The lake covers 219 acres.

Mud Lake

Kanabec County, Minnesota219 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

11 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

219 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.7 mi

Measured length

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

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Mud Lake in Kanabec County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 11 ft. Surface area: 219 acres.

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Mud Lake is a 219-acre lake in Kanabec 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 reading

Recreation use not supported

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

Whether Mud 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 Mud Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Mud 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

11 ft

Surface area

219 acres

Shoreline

3.7 mi

The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.

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EPA Impairment Status

Mud 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 MN33-0015-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Kanabec County

Spence Lake4.6 miView →Pomroy Lake5.5 ft clear7.9 miView →Mora Lake5 ft clear5.9 miView →Lake Full of Fish—View →Knife Lake2 ft clear · Hypereutrophic8.2 miView →Pennington Lake9.3 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Mud Lake

Where is Mud Lake?: Mud Lake is a lake in Kanabec County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mud Lake?: Mud Lake in Kanabec County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 11 ft. Surface area: 219 acres.
Is Mud Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mud 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 Mud Lake?: Mud Lake has a maximum depth of 11 feet. The lake covers 219 acres.