What lakes are in the Crow River Watershed?

323 monitored lakes drain through the Crow River Watershed, including Clearwater Lake, Birch Lake, Long Lake, and others. The watershed spans Minnesota.

What is the cleanest lake in the Crow River Watershed?

Clearwater 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, Lakes & Water Quality

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

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Counties in this watershed

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

Monitored Lakes (323)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Clearwater Lake	Wright	A	9.8 ft	3,187 acres	73 ft
2	Birch Lake	Wright	A	15 ft	100 acres	52 ft
3	Long Lake	Stearns	A	13.5 ft	30 acres	28 ft
4	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	A	10.5 ft	325 acres	46 ft
5	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	A	10 ft	415 acres	38 ft
6	Florida Lake	Kandiyohi	A	12.3 ft	705 acres	40 ft
7	Eagle Lake	Kandiyohi	A	6.9 ft	849 acres	67 ft
8	Ida Lake	Wright	A	13.1 ft	226 acres	60 ft
9	Upper Maple Lake	Wright	A	17.2 ft	633 acres	76 ft
10	Green Lake	Kandiyohi	A	14.1 ft	5,569 acres	110 ft
11	Charlotte Lake	Wright	A	17.1 ft	253 acres	46 ft
12	Bass Lake	Wright	A	13.5 ft	222 acres	34 ft
13	Moose Lake	Wright	A	14.4 ft	87 acres	43 ft
14	Crooked Lake	Stearns	A	15.5 ft	77 acres	35 ft
15	Cedar Lake	Wright	A	14.3 ft	790 acres	108 ft
16	Sweeney-Twin Lake	Hennepin	A	7.5 ft	-	-
17	George Lake	Kandiyohi	A	15 ft	228 acres	34 ft
18	Brickyard Lake	Carver	A	15 ft	14 acres	43 ft
19	Henderson Lake	Kandiyohi	A	13.5 ft	75 acres	57 ft
20	Minnewashta Lake	Carver	A	11.5 ft	680 acres	70 ft
21	Courthouse Lake	Carver	A	18.9 ft	12 acres	57 ft
22	West Sylvia Lake	Wright	A	22 ft	904 acres	97 ft
23	Pomerleau Lake	Hennepin	A	10.3 ft	26 acres	26 ft
24	Pleasant Lake	Wright	A	11.5 ft	597 acres	74 ft
25	Pulaski Lake	Wright	A	18 ft	-	-
26	Ember Lake	Wright	A	15.1 ft	59 acres	45 ft
27	Sweeney Lake	Hennepin	A	6.9 ft	68 acres	28 ft
28	East Sylvia Lake	Wright	A	21 ft	669 acres	78 ft
29	Piersons Lake	Carver	A	9.9 ft	267 acres	40 ft
30	Riley Lake	Hennepin	A	11.5 ft	296 acres	49 ft
31	Elkhorn Lake	Kandiyohi	A	14 ft	79 acres	41 ft
32	Crow R Mill Pond	Kandiyohi	A	7 ft	2,290 acres	14 ft
33	Sugar Lake	Wright	A	16.5 ft	1,014 acres	69 ft
34	Big Fish Lake	Stearns	A	20 ft	557 acres	70 ft
35	Lost Lake	Hennepin	A	3.2 ft	23 acres	6 ft
36	Minnie-Belle Lake	Meeker	A	14.4 ft	597 acres	49 ft
37	Fireman'S Lake	Carver	A	10.7 ft	9 acres	23 ft
38	Nixon Lake	Wright	A	13.1 ft	60 acres	67 ft
39	School Section Lake	Stearns	A	9.8 ft	211 acres	14 ft
40	Bush Lake	Hennepin	A	13 ft	171 acres	28 ft
41	St Joe Lake	Carver	A	8.4 ft	20 acres	52 ft
42	John Lake	Wright	B	8 ft	397 acres	28 ft
43	Minnetonka Lake	Hennepin	C	10 ft	14,206 acres	113 ft
44	Mud Lake	Wright	C	5.6 ft	57 acres	65 ft
45	Big Lake	Stearns	C	6.9 ft	458 acres	42 ft
46	Round Lake	Hennepin	C	6.6 ft	31 acres	37 ft
47	Long Lake	Meeker	C	7.5 ft	164 acres	28 ft
48	Bryant Lake	Hennepin	C	9.8 ft	180 acres	45 ft
49	Otter Lake	Stearns	C	9 ft	92 acres	51 ft
50	Pirz Lake	Stearns	C	12 ft	-	-
51	Kraemer Lake	Stearns	C	6.9 ft	195 acres	30 ft
52	Auburn Lake	Carver	C	6.4 ft	291 acres	84 ft
53	Fish Lake	Hennepin	C	8.2 ft	238 acres	49 ft
54	Washington Lake	Meeker	C	4.5 ft	2,438 acres	17 ft
55	Union Lake	Wright	C	5.5 ft	93 acres	35 ft
56	George Lake	Stearns	C	7.3 ft	9 acres	32 ft
57	Koronis Lake	Stearns	C	6 ft	2,968 acres	132 ft
58	Camelot Lake	Hennepin	C	1.3 ft	182 acres	31 ft
59	Mary Lake	Wright	C	8.9 ft	190 acres	46 ft
60	Ann Lake	Carver	C	8.7 ft	116 acres	45 ft
61	Calhoun Lake	Kandiyohi	C	6.9 ft	647 acres	13 ft
62	Bde Maka Ska Lake	Hennepin	C	9.8 ft	424 acres	82 ft
63	Francis Lake	Meeker	C	6.5 ft	1,053 acres	17 ft
64	Zumbra-Sunny Lake	Carver	C	9.8 ft	271 acres	58 ft
65	Harriet Lake	Hennepin	C	9.7 ft	341 acres	87 ft
66	Idlewild Lake	Hennepin	C	6.2 ft	13 acres	9 ft
67	Brooks Lake	Wright	C	5.6 ft	100 acres	21 ft
68	Hyland Lake	Hennepin	C	4.9 ft	84 acres	12 ft
69	Duck Lake	Hennepin	C	5.9 ft	-	-
70	Little Long Lake	Hennepin	C	18.7 ft	175 acres	45 ft
71	Wirth Lake	Hennepin	C	10.1 ft	40 acres	25 ft
72	Waconia Lake	Carver	C	7.3 ft	3,080 acres	37 ft
73	Grand Lake	Stearns	C	8 ft	651 acres	34 ft
74	Ripley Lake	Meeker	C	4.6 ft	614 acres	18 ft
75	Carrie Lake	Kandiyohi	C	4.5 ft	89 acres	26 ft
76	Meadow Lake	Hennepin	C	3.9 ft	-	-
77	Augusta Lake	Stearns	C	5.3 ft	187 acres	82 ft
78	Games Lake	Kandiyohi	C	5.2 ft	527 acres	42 ft
79	Little Mud Lake	Meeker	C	5.9 ft	37 acres	42 ft
80	Waverly Lake	Wright	C	6.9 ft	494 acres	70.5 ft
81	Nest Lake	Kandiyohi	C	7 ft	969 acres	40 ft
82	Pearl Lake	Stearns	C	3.9 ft	753 acres	17 ft
83	Middle Lake	Kandiyohi	C	5.4 ft	368 acres	11 ft
84	Indian Lake	Wright	C	7.6 ft	139 acres	31 ft
85	Big Kandiyohi Lake	Kandiyohi	C	5.2 ft	2,730 acres	18 ft
86	Parkers Lake	Hennepin	C	7 ft	100 acres	37 ft
87	Champlin Mill Pond	Hennepin	C	4.9 ft	37 acres	11 ft
88	Warner Lake	Stearns	C	6 ft	37 acres	38 ft
89	Westwood Lake	Hennepin	C	5.6 ft	-	-
90	Crawford Lake	Wright	C	5.9 ft	110 acres	19 ft
91	Minnetoga Lake	Hennepin	C	4.4 ft	15 acres	27 ft
92	Smetana Lake	Hennepin	C	6.6 ft	52 acres	12 ft
93	Round Grove Lake	McLeod	C	2.3 ft	296 acres	7 ft
94	Erie Lake	Meeker	C	-	190 acres	34 ft
95	Mud Lake	Hennepin	D	3 ft	-	-
96	Unnamed Lake	Hennepin	D	3.3 ft	-	-
97	Medicine Lake	Hennepin	D	7.9 ft	924 acres	49 ft
98	Twin Lake	Hennepin	D	5.9 ft	217 acres	44 ft
99	Sauk Lake	Stearns	D	3.9 ft	2,126 acres	61 ft
100	Whaletail Lake	Hennepin	D	3.3 ft	510 acres	22 ft