Where is Potato Lake?

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

How deep is Potato Lake?

Potato Lake has a maximum depth of 86.9 feet. The lake covers 2078 acres.

Potato Lake

Hubbard County, Minnesota2,078 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

86.9 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

2,078 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

14.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
87 ft max depth

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Potato Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 86.9 ft. Surface area: 2078 acres.

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Potato Lake is a 2,078-acre lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 87 feet.

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

What Potato Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water86.9 ft surveyed max depth
Big water2,078 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Potato 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 Potato Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Potato 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

86.9 ft

Surface area

2,078 acres

Shoreline

14.3 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN29-0243-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Hubbard County

Potato Lake11.5 ft clear · Mesotrophic0.5 miView →Potato Lake1.5 miView →Churchill Lake2.8 miView →Rice Lake2.6 miView →Many Arm Lake2.8 miView →Little Rice Lake2.5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Potato Lake

Where is Potato Lake?: Potato Lake is a lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Potato Lake?: Potato Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 86.9 ft. Surface area: 2078 acres.
Is Potato Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Potato Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Potato Lake?: Potato Lake has a maximum depth of 86.9 feet. The lake covers 2078 acres.