Ogishkemuncie Lake

On the LakeGrade scale Ogishkemuncie Lake grades a B, with clarity at 12.0 ft and phosphorus readings still being added placing it above the Minnesota median.

The lake sits in the mesotrophic zone — the band where most well-managed Minnesota lakes fall. At 75 ft of maximum depth, Ogishkemuncie Lake stratifies reliably through the summer — the hypolimnion stays cooler and clearer than the surface layer suggests. Ogishkemuncie Lake covers 762 acres alongside 23.9 miles of shoreline — a mid-sized water that supports a working fishery without being so large that conditions diverge between basins. Among the 142 graded lakes in Lake County, Ogishkemuncie Lake sits at rank 53, above the county median.

No invasive species are currently listed at Ogishkemuncie Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. Walleye are documented at Ogishkemuncie Lake, one of 5 fish species on record for the lake. No formal public access is documented at Ogishkemuncie Lake — most use is by shoreline residents and their guests. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.