Starvation Lake
Aitkin County, Minnesota59 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
Starvation Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 59 acres.
Starvation Lake is a 59-acre lake in Aitkin 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 Starvation 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 Starvation Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Starvation 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
Surface area
59 acres
Shoreline
1.9 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Starvation Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Starvation Lake
Where is Starvation Lake?
- Starvation 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 Starvation Lake?
- Starvation Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 59 acres.
Is Starvation Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Starvation 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