Sheriff Lake
Aitkin County, Minnesota88 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- 80 ft max depth
Sheriff Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 80 ft. Surface area: 88 acres.
Sheriff Lake is a 88-acre lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 80 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Sheriff Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water80 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Sheriff 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.
Water quality measurements for Sheriff Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Sheriff 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
80 ft
Surface area
88 acres
Shoreline
1.7 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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Frequently asked questions about Sheriff Lake
Where is Sheriff Lake?
- Sheriff Lake is a lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sheriff Lake?
- Sheriff Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 80 ft. Surface area: 88 acres.
Is Sheriff Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sheriff Lake?
- Sheriff Lake has a maximum depth of 80 feet. The lake covers 88 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Sheriff Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder