Tilde Lake is a lake in Clay County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Tilde Lake?

Tilde Lake has a maximum depth of 13 feet. The lake covers 247 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Tilde Lake?

Tilde Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Tilde Lake. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Tilde Lake?

Tilde Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Minnesota's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Tilde Lake

Clay County, Minnesota247 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

13 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

247 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Salinity / chlorides
13 ft max depth
Public access

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Tilde Lake in Clay County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 13 ft. Surface area: 247 acres.

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Tilde Lake is a 247-acre lake in Clay County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 13 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

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

What Tilde Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Tilde Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Tilde 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 Tilde Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Tilde 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

13 ft

Surface area

247 acres

Shoreline

2.5 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by Minnesota PCA

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

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Tilde LakePublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Tilde Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Tilde Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Salinity / chlorides

Designated uses not supporting: Cultural.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN14-0004-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Clay County

Melbye Lake2.6 miView →Flora Lake3.5 miView →Swede Grove Lake4.4 miView →Solwald Lake6.1 miView →Anderson Lake6.7 miView →Anderson Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Tilde Lake

Where is Tilde Lake?: Tilde Lake is a lake in Clay County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Tilde Lake?: Tilde Lake in Clay County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 13 ft. Surface area: 247 acres.
Is Tilde Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Tilde Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Tilde Lake?: Tilde Lake has a maximum depth of 13 feet. The lake covers 247 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Tilde Lake?: Tilde Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Tilde Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Tilde Lake?: Tilde Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Minnesota's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.