Where is Snowball Lake?

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

How deep is Snowball Lake?

Snowball Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet. The lake covers 139 acres.

Snowball Lake

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

Max depth

39.4 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

139 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
39 ft max depth

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Snowball Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 139 acres.

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Snowball Lake is a 139-acre lake in Itasca County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 39 feet.

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

What Snowball Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water39.4 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Snowball Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Snowball 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 Snowball Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Snowball 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

39.4 ft

Surface area

139 acres

Shoreline

1.9 mi

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EPA Impairment Status

Snowball Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN31-0108-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Itasca County

Patrick Stilling Basin1.3 miView →Ox Hide Lake1.3 miView →Upper Panaca Lake2.2 miView →Lower Panaca Lake2.6 miView →Little Sucker Lake2.8 miView →Mud Lake2.6 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Snowball Lake

Where is Snowball Lake?: Snowball Lake is a lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Snowball Lake?: Snowball Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 139 acres.
Is Snowball Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Snowball Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Snowball Lake?: Snowball Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet. The lake covers 139 acres.