Schultz Lake

Schultz Lake earns an A — water clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate among the best monitored waters in St. Louis County. The three sub-grades — clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a — track close together, so no single parameter is dragging the average.

The lake's low TSI puts it in oligotrophic territory — the cleanest of the four trophic classes, but also the most vulnerable to nutrient-driven shifts. The lake bottoms out at 48 ft — a moderate depth that supports a warm-water fishery without the year-round cold refuge a deeper basin provides. At 210 acres, Schultz Lake fits the Minnesota median for monitored lakes, with 2.9 miles of shoreline. Within St. Louis County's 187 graded waters, Schultz Lake sits at rank 7, near the top of the local distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Schultz Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. Walleye are documented at Schultz Lake, one of 11 fish species on record for the lake. No formal public access is documented at Schultz Lake — most use is by shoreline residents and their guests. Ice-out has been recorded 16 times at Schultz Lake, with a median around Apr 24. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.