Where is Spring Lake?

Spring 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.

How deep is Spring Lake?

Spring Lake has a maximum depth of 60 feet. The lake covers 218 acres.

Spring Lake

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

Max depth

60 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

218 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4.4 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
60 ft max depth

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Spring Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 60 ft. Surface area: 218 acres.

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Spring Lake is a 218-acre lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 60 feet.

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

What Spring Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water60 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Spring Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. 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.

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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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Lake Details

Max depth

60 ft

Surface area

218 acres

Shoreline

4.4 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Spring 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 MN69-0761-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in St. Louis County

Tooth Lake2 miView →Little Johnson Lake2 miView →Johnson Lake2.4 miView →Lucille Lake2.1 miView →Franklin Lake5 miView →Moose Lake4.8 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Spring Lake

Where is Spring Lake?: Spring 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 Spring Lake?: Spring Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 60 ft. Surface area: 218 acres.
Is Spring Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Spring Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Spring Lake?: Spring Lake has a maximum depth of 60 feet. The lake covers 218 acres.