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

How deep is Twin Lakes?

Twin Lakes has a maximum depth of 8 feet. The lake covers 116 acres.

Twin Lakes

Hennepin County, Minnesota116 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

8 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

116 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)
8 ft max depth

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Twin Lakes in Hennepin County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 116 acres.

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Twin Lakes is a 116-acre lake in Hennepin 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 reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Twin Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pFAS, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Twin Lakes, 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

116 acres

Shoreline

2.5 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Impaired biota (cause unknown)MercuryNutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)PFASPCBs

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN27-0042-01 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Hennepin County

Twin Lake5.9 ft clear · Eutrophic0.5 miView →Unnamed Lake3.3 ft clear · Eutrophic0.9 miView →Ryan Lake1.1 miView →Crystal Lake3.5 ft clear · Eutrophic1.8 miView →Meadow Lake3.9 ft clear · Eutrophic2.7 miView →Sweeney Lake6.9 ft clear · Mesotrophic3.9 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Twin Lakes

Where is Twin Lakes?: Twin Lakes is a lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Twin Lakes?: Twin Lakes in Hennepin County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 116 acres.
Is Twin Lakes safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Twin Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pFAS, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Twin Lakes?: Twin Lakes has a maximum depth of 8 feet. The lake covers 116 acres.