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Seven Beaver Lake

St. Louis County, Minnesota1,421 acresView mapDirections

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

Max depth
5.4 ft
Bathymetric survey
Area
1,421 acres
Surface area
Shoreline
9.3 mi
Measured length
  • Impaired · Mercury
  • 5 ft max depth

Seven Beaver Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5.4 ft. Surface area: 1421 acres.

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Seven Beaver Lake is a 1,421-acre lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 5 feet.

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

What Seven Beaver Lake is good for

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  • Big water1,421 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Seven Beaver 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 Seven Beaver Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Seven Beaver 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

5.4 ft

Surface area

1,421 acres

Shoreline

9.3 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Seven Beaver 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 MN69-0002-00 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Seven Beaver Lake

Where is Seven Beaver Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Seven Beaver Lake?

Seven Beaver Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5.4 ft. Surface area: 1421 acres.

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Is Seven Beaver Lake safe to swim in?

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

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How deep is Seven Beaver Lake?

Seven Beaver Lake has a maximum depth of 5.4 feet. The lake covers 1421 acres.

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Where this data comes from

Measurements for Seven Beaver Lake 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