Sterling Lake
St. Louis County, Minnesota154 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
Sterling Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 154 acres.
Sterling Lake is a 154-acre lake in St. Louis 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 Sterling 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 Sterling Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Sterling 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
154 acres
Shoreline
5.4 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Sterling Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Sterling Lake
Where is Sterling Lake?
- Sterling 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 Sterling Lake?
- Sterling Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 154 acres.
Is Sterling 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 Sterling 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