What lakes are in the Crow River Watershed?

329 monitored lakes drain through the Crow River Watershed, including Upper Maple Lake, Birch Lake, Charlotte Lake, and others. The watershed spans Minnesota.

What is the cleanest lake in the Crow River Watershed?

Upper Maple Lake in Wright County is the highest-rated lake in the Crow River Watershed with a Grade A.

What is a HUC8 watershed?

HUC8 (Hydrologic Unit Code, 8-digit) is the USGS classification for "subbasins" — the level at which major named river systems are usually identified. The Crow River Watershed corresponds to HUC8 07010204.

Crow River Watershed

Minnesota · 329 monitored lakes · 33 grade A · 46 grade B · HUC8 07010204

The Crow River system draining central Minnesota agricultural counties — includes the Annandale and Buffalo lakes regions.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Counties in this watershed

Meeker, Wright, McLeod, Hennepin, Carver, Stearns, Kandiyohi

Monitored Lakes (329)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Upper Maple Lake	Wright	A	17.2 ft	633 acres	76 ft
2	Birch Lake	Wright	A	15 ft	100 acres	52 ft
3	Charlotte Lake	Wright	A	17.1 ft	253 acres	46 ft
4	Crooked Lake	Stearns	A	15.5 ft	77 acres	35 ft
5	George Lake	Kandiyohi	A	15 ft	228 acres	34 ft
6	Brickyard Lake	Carver	A	15 ft	14 acres	43 ft
7	West Sylvia Lake	Wright	A	22 ft	904 acres	97 ft
8	Courthouse Lake	Carver	A	18.9 ft	12 acres	57 ft
9	Pulaski Lake	Wright	A	18 ft	-	-
10	Big Watab Lake	Stearns	A	20.5 ft	246 acres	123 ft
11	Kreighle Lake	Stearns	A	18 ft	102 acres	66 ft
12	Ember Lake	Wright	A	15.1 ft	59 acres	45 ft
13	East Sylvia Lake	Wright	A	21 ft	669 acres	78 ft
14	Sugar Lake	Wright	A	16.5 ft	1,014 acres	69 ft
15	Big Fish Lake	Stearns	A	20 ft	557 acres	70 ft
16	Sagatagan Lake	Stearns	A	17 ft	227 acres	42 ft
17	Minnewashta Lake	Carver	A	11.5 ft	680 acres	70 ft
18	Bush Lake	Hennepin	A	13 ft	171 acres	28 ft
19	Long Lake	Stearns	A	13.5 ft	30 acres	28 ft
20	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	A	10.5 ft	325 acres	46 ft
21	Ida Lake	Wright	A	13.1 ft	226 acres	60 ft
22	Bass Lake	Wright	A	13.5 ft	222 acres	34 ft
23	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	A	10 ft	415 acres	38 ft
24	Green Lake	Kandiyohi	A	14.1 ft	5,569 acres	110 ft
25	Moose Lake	Wright	A	14.4 ft	87 acres	43 ft
26	Henderson Lake	Kandiyohi	A	13.5 ft	75 acres	57 ft
27	Pleasant Lake	Wright	A	11.5 ft	597 acres	74 ft
28	Little Long Lake	Hennepin	A	18.7 ft	175 acres	45 ft
29	Piersons Lake	Carver	A	9.9 ft	267 acres	40 ft
30	Elkhorn Lake	Kandiyohi	A	14 ft	79 acres	41 ft
31	Minnie-Belle Lake	Meeker	A	14.4 ft	597 acres	49 ft
32	Nixon Lake	Wright	A	13.1 ft	60 acres	67 ft
33	Watab Lake	Stearns	A	10.5 ft	97 acres	54 ft
34	Minnetonka Lake	Hennepin	B	10 ft	14,206 acres	113 ft
35	Long Lake	Stearns	B	14 ft	153 acres	46 ft
36	Otter Lake	Stearns	B	9 ft	92 acres	51 ft
37	Pirz Lake	Stearns	B	12 ft	-	-
38	Florida Lake	Kandiyohi	B	12.3 ft	705 acres	40 ft
39	Cedar Lake	Wright	B	13.6 ft	206 acres	47 ft
40	Cedar Lake	Wright	B	14.3 ft	790 acres	108 ft
41	Pelican Lake	Stearns	B	13.5 ft	291 acres	46 ft
42	Unnamed Lake	Stearns	B	10 ft	-	-
43	Carnelian Lake	Stearns	B	12 ft	180 acres	36 ft
44	Limestone Lake	Wright	B	14 ft	234 acres	34 ft
45	Sylvia Lake	Stearns	B	10 ft	85 acres	56 ft
46	Pomerleau Lake	Hennepin	B	10.3 ft	26 acres	26 ft
47	Middle Spunk Lake	Stearns	B	12 ft	236 acres	81 ft
48	Pleasant Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	218 acres	33 ft
49	Two Rivers Lake	Stearns	B	11.2 ft	583 acres	63 ft
50	Black Oak Lake	Stearns	B	10 ft	95 acres	19 ft
51	Manuella Lake	Meeker	B	10 ft	293 acres	51 ft
52	Riley Lake	Hennepin	B	11.5 ft	296 acres	49 ft
53	Ochotto Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	40 acres	40 ft
54	Fireman'S Lake	Carver	B	10.7 ft	9 acres	23 ft
55	Pickeral Lake	Wright	B	12.5 ft	20 acres	37 ft
56	School Section Lake	Stearns	B	9.8 ft	211 acres	14 ft
57	Stone Lake	Carver	B	10.5 ft	101 acres	30 ft
58	Crow River Mill Pond	Kandiyohi	B	10.2 ft	2,290 acres	14 ft
59	Thein Lake	Stearns	B	10.5 ft	-	-
60	Erie Lake	Meeker	B	-	190 acres	34 ft
61	Sweeney-Twin Lake	Hennepin	B	7.5 ft	-	-
62	St. Joe Lake	Carver	B	8.4 ft	20 acres	52 ft
63	Kraemer Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	195 acres	30 ft
64	Eagle Lake	Kandiyohi	B	6.9 ft	849 acres	67 ft
65	Fish Lake	Hennepin	B	8.2 ft	238 acres	49 ft
66	Big Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	458 acres	42 ft
67	Clearwater Lake	Wright	B	9.8 ft	3,187 acres	73 ft
68	George Lake	Stearns	B	7.3 ft	9 acres	32 ft
69	Mary Lake	Wright	B	8.9 ft	190 acres	46 ft
70	Ann Lake	Carver	B	8.7 ft	116 acres	45 ft
71	Calhoun Lake	Kandiyohi	B	6.9 ft	647 acres	13 ft
72	John Lake	Wright	B	8 ft	397 acres	28 ft
73	Zumbra-Sunny Lake	Carver	B	9.8 ft	271 acres	58 ft
74	Sweeney Lake	Hennepin	B	6.9 ft	68 acres	28 ft
75	Wirth Lake	Hennepin	B	10.1 ft	40 acres	25 ft
76	Crow R Mill Pond	Kandiyohi	B	7 ft	2,290 acres	14 ft
77	Grand Lake	Stearns	B	8 ft	651 acres	34 ft
78	Waverly Lake	Wright	B	6.9 ft	494 acres	70.5 ft
79	Magda Lake	Hennepin	B	14.1 ft	-	-
80	Duck Lake	Hennepin	C	5.9 ft	-	-
81	Westwood Lake	Hennepin	C	5.6 ft	-	-
82	Round Lake	Hennepin	C	6.6 ft	31 acres	37 ft
83	Long Lake	Meeker	C	7.5 ft	164 acres	28 ft
84	Medicine Lake	Hennepin	C	7.9 ft	924 acres	49 ft
85	Bryant Lake	Hennepin	C	9.8 ft	180 acres	45 ft
86	Mud Lake	Wright	C	5.6 ft	57 acres	65 ft
87	Maple Lake	Wright	C	9 ft	-	-
88	Stella Lake	Meeker	C	7.5 ft	599 acres	75 ft
89	Union Lake	Wright	C	5.5 ft	93 acres	35 ft
90	Koronis Lake	Stearns	C	6 ft	2,968 acres	132 ft
91	Rice Marsh Lake	Hennepin	C	7.7 ft	-	-
92	Francis Lake	Meeker	C	6.5 ft	1,053 acres	17 ft
93	Hadley Lake	Hennepin	C	8 ft	-	-
94	Andrew Lake	Kandiyohi	C	9 ft	759 acres	26 ft
95	Waconia Lake	Carver	C	7.3 ft	3,080 acres	37 ft
96	Kings Lake	Stearns	C	7.4 ft	204 acres	44 ft
97	Carrie Lake	Kandiyohi	C	4.5 ft	89 acres	26 ft
98	Lower Spunk Lake	Stearns	C	9.5 ft	179 acres	27.5 ft
99	Augusta Lake	Stearns	C	5.3 ft	187 acres	82 ft
100	Little Mud Lake	Meeker	C	5.9 ft	37 acres	42 ft