Spring Lake
Hubbard County, Minnesota46 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
Spring Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 46 acres.
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 11, 1971 caught 0.20 walleye per gill net at Spring Lake. DNR survey details →
Spring Lake is a 46-acre lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Spring 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 Spring Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Spring 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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Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 11, 1971 caught 0.20 walleye per gill net at Spring Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Spring Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
1 survey on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 1971-08-11 (Standard Survey).
1 survey on file · most recent 1971-08-11 (Standard Survey)
55 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | 10.71 | 0.13 lb | |
| Yellow Perch | 10.71 | 0.3 lb | |
| Black Crappie | 3.67 | 0.94 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 1.55 | 1.65 lb | |
| White Sucker | 1.35 | 1.72 lb | |
| Walleye | 0.20 | 4.2 lb |
CPUE = catch per unit effort, fish caught per net per set in a standardised survey. It measures abundance, not size, and is not a weekly bite report.
From the 1971-08-11 survey
The lake had a complete winter kill in 1956. The lake is fished primarily for northern pike with good sizes and numbers reported. The lake is used for dark house spearing in winter. Besides northern pike, the lake also used to provide good walleye catches but none in recent years.The lake provides an excellent…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Spring Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — SwampFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Lake Details
Surface area
46 acres
Shoreline
1.3 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Spring Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Spring Lake
Where is Spring Lake?
- Spring Lake is a lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Spring Lake?
- Spring Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 46 acres.
Is Spring Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
What did the DNR fisheries survey find at Spring Lake?
- Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 11, 1971 caught 0.20 walleye per gill net at Spring Lake. A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Spring Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Spring Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder