Pomme de Terre Lakes
Stevens County, Minnesota703 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 13 ft max depth
Pomme de Terre Lakes in Stevens County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 13 ft. Surface area: 703 acres.
Pomme de Terre Lakes is a 703-acre lake in Stevens County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 13 feet (7-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pomme de Terre Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pomme de Terre Lakes 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.
Water quality measurements for Pomme de Terre Lakes
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Pomme de Terre 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
Max depth
13 ft
Average depth
7.3 ft
Surface area
703 acres
Shoreline
8.3 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Pomme de Terre Lakes is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN75-0075-00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Pomme de Terre Lakes
Where is Pomme de Terre Lakes?
- Pomme de Terre Lakes is a lake in Stevens County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pomme de Terre Lakes?
- Pomme de Terre Lakes in Stevens County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 13 ft. Surface area: 703 acres.
Is Pomme de Terre Lakes safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pomme de Terre Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pomme de Terre Lakes?
- Pomme de Terre Lakes has a maximum depth of 13 feet and an average depth of 7.3 feet. The lake covers 703 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Pomme de Terre Lakes come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder