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 · 48 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	99.82 acres	52 ft
2	Upper Maple Lake	Wright	A	18 ft	632.6 acres	76 ft
3	Charlotte Lake	Wright	A	17.1 ft	252.52 acres	46 ft
4	Crooked Lake	Stearns	A	15 ft	77.08 acres	35 ft
5	George Lake	Kandiyohi	A	15 ft	228.14 acres	34 ft
6	Brickyard Lake	Carver	A	15.1 ft	13.64 acres	43 ft
7	Courthouse Lake	Carver	A	20 ft	12.02 acres	57 ft
8	West Sylvia Lake	Wright	A	22 ft	904.39 acres	97 ft
9	Pulaski Lake	Wright	A	18 ft	-	-
10	Big Watab Lake	Stearns	A	20.5 ft	245.56 acres	123 ft
11	Kreighle Lake	Stearns	A	18 ft	102.08 acres	66 ft
12	East Sylvia Lake	Wright	A	21.7 ft	669.42 acres	78 ft
13	Sugar Lake	Wright	A	17 ft	1.0K acres	69 ft
14	Big Fish Lake	Stearns	A	20.7 ft	557.31 acres	70 ft
15	Sagatagan Lake	Stearns	A	17 ft	227.37 acres	42 ft
16	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	A	10.5 ft	324.52 acres	46 ft
17	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	A	10 ft	415.27 acres	38 ft
18	Ida Lake	Wright	A	13.3 ft	225.53 acres	60 ft
19	Green Lake	Kandiyohi	A	13.1 ft	5.6K acres	110 ft
20	Bass Lake	Wright	A	13.5 ft	222.47 acres	34 ft
21	Moose Lake	Wright	A	14.5 ft	87.07 acres	43 ft
22	Cedar Lake	Wright	A	15 ft	790.3 acres	108 ft
23	Henderson Lake	Kandiyohi	A	13.5 ft	75.32 acres	57 ft
24	Ember Lake	Wright	A	14.1 ft	58.93 acres	45 ft
25	Little Long Lake	Hennepin	A	19 ft	175.45 acres	45 ft
26	Piersons Lake	Carver	A	10 ft	266.91 acres	40 ft
27	Elkhorn Lake	Kandiyohi	A	14.1 ft	78.99 acres	41 ft
28	Minnie-Belle Lake	Meeker	A	13.5 ft	596.58 acres	49 ft
29	Nixon Lake	Wright	A	13.1 ft	59.57 acres	67 ft
30	Watab Lake	Stearns	A	10.5 ft	96.64 acres	54 ft
31	Long Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	29.79 acres	28 ft
32	Clearwater Lake	Wright	B	10.2 ft	3.2K acres	73 ft
33	Pelican Lake	Stearns	B	13.5 ft	291.06 acres	46 ft
34	Long Lake	Stearns	B	13.6 ft	152.71 acres	46 ft
35	Unnamed Lake	Stearns	B	11 ft	-	-
36	Otter Lake	Stearns	B	9 ft	91.75 acres	51 ft
37	Pirz Lake	Stearns	B	11.2 ft	-	-
38	Florida Lake	Kandiyohi	B	12.5 ft	705.39 acres	40 ft
39	Carnelian Lake	Stearns	B	12.5 ft	179.91 acres	36 ft
40	Cedar Lake	Wright	B	13.6 ft	206.37 acres	47 ft
41	Limestone Lake	Wright	B	13 ft	233.86 acres	34 ft
42	Sylvia Lake	Stearns	B	10 ft	85.25 acres	56 ft
43	Minnewashta Lake	Carver	B	11.5 ft	679.7 acres	70 ft
44	Middle Spunk Lake	Stearns	B	12 ft	235.74 acres	81 ft
45	Pomerleau Lake	Hennepin	B	10.3 ft	25.69 acres	26 ft
46	Pleasant Lake	Wright	B	11 ft	597 acres	74 ft
47	Pleasant Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	217.67 acres	33 ft
48	Zumbra-Sunny Lake	Carver	B	10.1 ft	271.13 acres	58 ft
49	Two Rivers Lake	Stearns	B	11.2 ft	583.47 acres	63 ft
50	Riley Lake	Hennepin	B	12.6 ft	296.21 acres	49 ft
51	Manuella Lake	Meeker	B	10 ft	292.52 acres	51 ft
52	Ochotto Lake	Stearns	B	13.1 ft	40.09 acres	40 ft
53	Fireman'S Lake	Carver	B	10.8 ft	9.27 acres	23 ft
54	Pickeral Lake	Wright	B	12.5 ft	20.25 acres	37 ft
55	School Section Lake	Stearns	B	9.8 ft	210.54 acres	14 ft
56	Stone Lake	Carver	B	10.5 ft	100.5 acres	30 ft
57	Bush Lake	Hennepin	B	14 ft	170.97 acres	28 ft
58	Schneider Lake	Stearns	B	19.7 ft	59.61 acres	52 ft
59	St. Joe Lake	Carver	B	10.5 ft	19.55 acres	52 ft
60	Crow River Mill Pond	Kandiyohi	B	10.2 ft	2.3K acres	14 ft
61	Erie Lake	Meeker	B	-	189.55 acres	34 ft
62	Minnetonka Lake	Hennepin	B	9.5 ft	14.2K acres	113 ft
63	Big Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	457.67 acres	42 ft
64	Unnamed Lake	Hennepin	B	4.3 ft	-	-
65	Kraemer Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	195.03 acres	30 ft
66	Fish Lake	Hennepin	B	8.7 ft	237.73 acres	49 ft
67	Sweeney-Twin Lake	Hennepin	B	8.2 ft	-	-
68	George Lake	Stearns	B	7.3 ft	8.55 acres	32 ft
69	John Lake	Wright	B	8.5 ft	397.49 acres	28 ft
70	Mary Lake	Wright	B	9 ft	189.97 acres	46 ft
71	Ann Lake	Carver	B	9.2 ft	115.74 acres	45 ft
72	Calhoun Lake	Kandiyohi	B	7.3 ft	647.12 acres	13 ft
73	Sweeney Lake	Hennepin	B	6.9 ft	67.64 acres	28 ft
74	Grand Lake	Stearns	B	8 ft	650.53 acres	34 ft
75	Brownie Lake	Hennepin	B	4.8 ft	10.25 acres	47 ft
76	Waverly Lake	Wright	B	7.4 ft	493.99 acres	70.5 ft
77	Peter Lake	Hennepin	B	9.9 ft	-	-
78	Magda Lake	Hennepin	B	14.1 ft	-	-
79	Round Lake	Hennepin	C	7.4 ft	30.73 acres	37 ft
80	Mud Lake	Wright	C	5.6 ft	56.59 acres	65 ft
81	Long Lake	Meeker	C	7.5 ft	163.77 acres	28 ft
82	Maple Lake	Wright	C	9 ft	-	-
83	Stella Lake	Meeker	C	7.5 ft	599.02 acres	75 ft
84	Bryant Lake	Hennepin	C	9.8 ft	179.94 acres	45 ft
85	Eagle Lake	Kandiyohi	C	6.4 ft	849.47 acres	67 ft
86	Auburn Lake	Carver	C	7.2 ft	290.55 acres	84 ft
87	Union Lake	Wright	C	5.5 ft	92.93 acres	35 ft
88	Koronis Lake	Stearns	C	6 ft	3.0K acres	132 ft
89	Rock Lake	Wright	C	7.5 ft	183.12 acres	37 ft
90	Rice Marsh Lake	Hennepin	C	7.7 ft	-	-
91	Bde Maka Ska Lake	Hennepin	C	10.7 ft	423.86 acres	82 ft
92	Francis Lake	Meeker	C	6 ft	1.1K acres	17 ft
93	Hadley Lake	Hennepin	C	8 ft	-	-
94	Andrew Lake	Kandiyohi	C	9 ft	758.89 acres	26 ft
95	Wirth Lake	Hennepin	C	9.7 ft	39.97 acres	25 ft
96	Black Oak Lake	Stearns	C	9.5 ft	95.09 acres	19 ft
97	Waconia Lake	Carver	C	7.3 ft	3.1K acres	37 ft
98	Crow R Mill Pond	Kandiyohi	C	6 ft	2.3K acres	14 ft
99	Kings Lake	Stearns	C	7.4 ft	203.86 acres	44 ft
100	Spring Lake	Hennepin	C	3.1 ft	-	-

Showing top 100 of 317 lakes by water quality grade.

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