What lakes are in the Crow River Watershed?

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

What is the cleanest lake in the Crow River Watershed?

Birch 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 · 317 monitored lakes · 30 grade A · 47 grade B · HUC8 07010204

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

Counties in this watershed

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

Monitored Lakes (317)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Birch Lake	Wright	A	15 ft	-	-
2	Upper Maple Lake	Wright	A	18 ft	-	-
3	Charlotte Lake	Wright	A	17.1 ft	-	-
4	Crooked Lake	Stearns	A	15 ft	-	-
5	George Lake	Kandiyohi	A	15 ft	-	-
6	Brickyard Lake	Carver	A	15.1 ft	-	-
7	Courthouse Lake	Carver	A	20 ft	-	-
8	West Sylvia Lake	Wright	A	22 ft	-	-
9	Pulaski Lake	Wright	A	18 ft	-	-
10	Big Watab Lake	Stearns	A	20.5 ft	-	-
11	Kreighle Lake	Stearns	A	18 ft	-	-
12	East Sylvia Lake	Wright	A	21.7 ft	-	-
13	Sugar Lake	Wright	A	17 ft	-	-
14	Big Fish Lake	Stearns	A	20.7 ft	-	-
15	Sagatagan Lake	Stearns	A	17 ft	-	-
16	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	A	10.5 ft	-	-
17	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	A	10 ft	-	-
18	Ida Lake	Wright	A	13.3 ft	-	-
19	Green Lake	Kandiyohi	A	13.1 ft	5.6K acres	-
20	Bass Lake	Wright	A	13.5 ft	-	-
21	Moose Lake	Wright	A	14.5 ft	-	-
22	Cedar Lake	Wright	A	15 ft	774 acres	-
23	Henderson Lake	Kandiyohi	A	13.5 ft	-	-
24	Ember Lake	Wright	A	14.1 ft	-	-
25	Little Long Lake	Hennepin	A	19 ft	-	-
26	Piersons Lake	Carver	A	10 ft	-	-
27	Elkhorn Lake	Kandiyohi	A	14.1 ft	72 acres	-
28	Minnie-Belle Lake	Meeker	A	13.5 ft	-	-
29	Nixon Lake	Wright	A	13.1 ft	-	-
30	Watab Lake	Stearns	A	10.5 ft	-	-
31	Long Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	-	-
32	Clearwater Lake	Wright	B	10.2 ft	-	-
33	Pelican Lake	Stearns	B	13.5 ft	-	-
34	Long Lake	Stearns	B	13.6 ft	-	-
35	Unnamed Lake	Stearns	B	11 ft	-	-
36	Otter Lake	Stearns	B	9 ft	-	-
37	Pirz Lake	Stearns	B	11.2 ft	-	-
38	Florida Lake	Kandiyohi	B	12.5 ft	-	-
39	Carnelian Lake	Stearns	B	12.5 ft	-	-
40	Cedar Lake	Wright	B	13.6 ft	-	-
41	Limestone Lake	Wright	B	13 ft	-	-
42	Sylvia Lake	Stearns	B	10 ft	-	-
43	Minnewashta Lake	Carver	B	11.5 ft	-	-
44	Middle Spunk Lake	Stearns	B	12 ft	-	-
45	Pomerleau Lake	Hennepin	B	10.3 ft	-	-
46	Pleasant Lake	Wright	B	11 ft	-	-
47	Pleasant Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	-	-
48	Zumbra-Sunny Lake	Carver	B	10.1 ft	-	-
49	Two Rivers Lake	Stearns	B	11.2 ft	-	-
50	Riley Lake	Hennepin	B	12.6 ft	296 acres	-
51	Manuella Lake	Meeker	B	10 ft	-	-
52	Ochotto Lake	Stearns	B	13.1 ft	-	-
53	Fireman'S Lake	Carver	B	10.8 ft	-	-
54	Pickeral Lake	Wright	B	12.5 ft	-	-
55	School Section Lake	Stearns	B	9.8 ft	-	-
56	Stone Lake	Carver	B	10.5 ft	-	-
57	Bush Lake	Hennepin	B	14 ft	-	-
58	Schneider Lake	Stearns	B	19.7 ft	-	-
59	St. Joe Lake	Carver	B	10.5 ft	-	-
60	Crow River Mill Pond	Kandiyohi	B	10.2 ft	-	-
61	Erie Lake	Meeker	B	-	-	-
62	Minnetonka Lake	Hennepin	B	9.5 ft	-	-
63	Big Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	-	-
64	Unnamed Lake	Hennepin	B	4.3 ft	-	-
65	Kraemer Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	-	-
66	Fish Lake	Hennepin	B	8.7 ft	-	-
67	Sweeney-Twin Lake	Hennepin	B	8.2 ft	-	-
68	George Lake	Stearns	B	7.3 ft	-	-
69	John Lake	Wright	B	8.5 ft	-	-
70	Mary Lake	Wright	B	9 ft	-	-
71	Ann Lake	Carver	B	9.2 ft	-	-
72	Calhoun Lake	Kandiyohi	B	7.3 ft	617 acres	-
73	Sweeney Lake	Hennepin	B	6.9 ft	-	-
74	Grand Lake	Stearns	B	8 ft	-	-
75	Waverly Lake	Wright	B	7.4 ft	-	-
76	Peter Lake	Hennepin	B	9.9 ft	-	-
77	Magda Lake	Hennepin	B	14.1 ft	-	-
78	Round Lake	Hennepin	C	7.4 ft	-	-
79	Mud Lake	Wright	C	5.6 ft	-	-
80	Long Lake	Meeker	C	7.5 ft	-	-
81	Maple Lake	Wright	C	9 ft	-	-
82	Stella Lake	Meeker	C	7.5 ft	-	-
83	Bryant Lake	Hennepin	C	9.8 ft	-	-
84	Eagle Lake	Kandiyohi	C	6.4 ft	819 acres	-
85	Auburn Lake	Carver	C	7.2 ft	-	-
86	Union Lake	Wright	C	5.5 ft	-	-
87	Koronis Lake	Stearns	C	6 ft	3.0K acres	-
88	Rock Lake	Wright	C	7.5 ft	-	-
89	Rice Marsh Lake	Hennepin	C	7.7 ft	-	-
90	Bde Maka Ska Lake	Hennepin	C	10.7 ft	-	-
91	Francis Lake	Meeker	C	6 ft	-	-
92	Hadley Lake	Hennepin	C	8 ft	-	-
93	Andrew Lake	Kandiyohi	C	9 ft	-	-
94	Wirth Lake	Hennepin	C	9.7 ft	-	-
95	Black Oak Lake	Stearns	C	9.5 ft	-	-
96	Waconia Lake	Carver	C	7.3 ft	-	-
97	Crow R Mill Pond	Kandiyohi	C	6 ft	-	-
98	Kings Lake	Stearns	C	7.4 ft	-	-
99	Carrie Lake	Kandiyohi	C	4.5 ft	-	-
100	Lower Spunk Lake	Stearns	C	9.5 ft	-	-

Showing top 100 of 317 lakes by water quality grade.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.