Wood Lake
Watonwan County, Minnesota514 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.
Wood Lake in Watonwan County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 514 acres.
Wood Lake is a 514-acre lake in Watonwan 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 Wood 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 Wood Lake
These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Wood 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
514 acres
Shoreline
6.2 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Wood Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Wood Lake
Where is Wood Lake?
- Wood Lake is a lake in Watonwan County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wood Lake?
- Wood Lake in Watonwan County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 514 acres.
Is Wood 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 Wood 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