Stinking Lake
Becker County, Minnesota379 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 8 ft max depth
Stinking Lake in Becker County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 379 acres.
Stinking Lake is a 379-acre lake in Becker County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 8 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Stinking Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Stinking 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 Stinking Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Stinking 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
8 ft
Surface area
379 acres
Shoreline
5.8 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Stinking Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN03-0647-00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Stinking Lake
Where is Stinking Lake?
- Stinking Lake is a lake in Becker County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Stinking Lake?
- Stinking Lake in Becker County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 379 acres.
Is Stinking Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Stinking Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Stinking Lake?
- Stinking Lake has a maximum depth of 8 feet. The lake covers 379 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Stinking Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake details from Minnesota DNR LakeFinder