Toe Lake

The LakeGrade rubric puts Toe Lake at a C: clarity at 7.0 ft, phosphorus readings still being added, and a TSI of 49 signal an intermediate trophic state.

A TSI near 49 places Toe Lake in the mesotrophic band — moderate productivity, with seasonal swings between clearer spring water and richer late-summer conditions. At 95 ft of maximum depth, Toe Lake stratifies reliably through the summer — the hypolimnion stays cooler and clearer than the surface layer suggests. The lake's 122 acres and 4.5 miles of shoreline put it in the mid-range bucket — large enough for varied use, small enough that watershed inputs reach the whole basin. Toe Lake ranks 113 of 142 in Lake County — at the lower end of the locally monitored distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Toe Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Toe Lake, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. No formal public access is documented at Toe Lake — most use is by shoreline residents and their guests. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.