Spider (Ne Lake

Spider (Ne Lake earns an A — water clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate among the best monitored waters in Hubbard County. Sub-grades cluster within a single letter of each other, which usually means the lake is in stable trophic balance rather than fighting one specific stressor.

Trophically, Spider (Ne Lake reads as oligotrophic — nutrient-poor, clear, and ecologically more sensitive to disturbance than richer lakes. Spider (Ne Lake is unusually deep for Minnesota at 96 ft, which buffers the lake against summer warming and helps the deep water stay oxygenated. The lake's 570 acres and 13.8 miles of shoreline put it in the mid-range bucket — large enough for varied use, small enough that watershed inputs reach the whole basin. Among the 77 graded lakes in Hubbard County, Spider (Ne Lake ranks 13 — in the top quartile locally.

Spider (Ne Lake has no invasive species recorded in Minnesota state databases as of 2024, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. Walleye are documented at Spider (Ne Lake, one of 13 fish species on record for the lake. Public access is available — the lake is on the Minnesota PCA public-access list. The lake has a partial ice record — 5 observed ice-outs, centered near May 2. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.