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

Are there campgrounds on Ruth Lake?

Ruth Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Gull Lake Recreation Area. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Ruth Lake

Cass County, Minnesota93 acresView map Directions

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

Area

93 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.7 mi

Measured length

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Ruth Lake in Cass County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 93 acres.

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Ruth Lake is a 93-acre lake in Cass County, Minnesota.

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

What Ruth Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Ruth 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 Ruth Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Ruth 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

Surface area

93 acres

Shoreline

1.7 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Ruth Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Ruth Lake

Gull Lake Recreation Area1.9 kmReserve

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Ruth Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Cass County

Gull Lake15 ft clear · Mesotrophic1.4 miView →Stephens Lake2.7 miView →Agate Lake2.7 miView →Bass Lake—View →Dade Lake5.2 ft clear · Mesotrophic—View →Duffney Lake3.3 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Ruth Lake

Where is Ruth Lake?: Ruth Lake is a lake in Cass County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Ruth Lake?: Ruth Lake in Cass County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 93 acres.
Is Ruth Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Ruth Lake?: Ruth Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Gull Lake Recreation Area. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.