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

How deep is Park Lake?

Park Lake has a maximum depth of 7 feet. The lake covers 66 acres.

Park Lake

Stearns County, Minnesota66 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

7 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

66 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.1 mi

Measured length

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

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Park Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 7 ft. Surface area: 66 acres.

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Park Lake is a 66-acre lake in Stearns County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 7 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. Park Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Park 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 Park Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Park 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

7 ft

Surface area

66 acres

Shoreline

2.1 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Park 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 MN73-0086-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Stearns County

Knaus Lake2.5 ft clear · Eutrophic0.4 miView →Krays Lake3.5 ft clear · Eutrophic0.6 miView →Bolfing Lake6.3 ft clear · Eutrophic0.5 miView →Great Northern Lake4.5 ft clear1.1 miView →Schneider Lake12 ft clear · Eutrophic1.5 miView →Zumwalde Lake2.3 ft clear1.6 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Park Lake

Where is Park Lake?: Park Lake is a lake in Stearns County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Park Lake?: Park Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 7 ft. Surface area: 66 acres.
Is Park Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Park 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 Park Lake?: Park Lake has a maximum depth of 7 feet. The lake covers 66 acres.