What lakes are in the Minnesota River Watershed?

143 monitored lakes drain through the Minnesota River Watershed, including Brickyard Lake, Courthouse Lake, Krenz Lake, and others. The watershed spans Minnesota.

What is the cleanest lake in the Minnesota River Watershed?

Brickyard Lake in Carver County is the highest-rated lake in the Minnesota 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 Minnesota River Watershed corresponds to HUC8 07020012.

Minnesota River Watershed

Minnesota · 143 monitored lakes · 6 grade A · 20 grade B · HUC8 07020012

The Minnesota River basin draining southern Minnesota — agricultural country with high phosphorus loading and a classic test case for nutrient-driven lake degradation.

Counties in this watershed

Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Redwood, Brown, Nicollet, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Sibley, Scott, Carver, Dakota

Monitored Lakes (143)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Brickyard Lake	Carver	A	15.1 ft	13.64 acres	43 ft
2	Courthouse Lake	Carver	A	20 ft	12.02 acres	57 ft
3	Krenz Lake	Scott	A	16.2 ft	-	-
4	Holland Lake	Dakota	A	27.9 ft	37.71 acres	55 ft
5	Fish Lake	Le Sueur	A	11.8 ft	77.4 acres	55 ft
6	Piersons Lake	Carver	A	10 ft	266.91 acres	40 ft
7	O'Brien Lake	Dakota	B	19.7 ft	-	-
8	Unnamed Lake	Blue Earth	B	-	-	-
9	Minnewashta Lake	Carver	B	11.5 ft	679.7 acres	70 ft
10	Zumbra-Sunny Lake	Carver	B	10.1 ft	271.13 acres	58 ft
11	Schultz Lake	Dakota	B	8.5 ft	-	-
12	Lac Lavon Lake	Dakota	B	12.8 ft	65.89 acres	32 ft
13	Fireman'S Lake	Carver	B	10.8 ft	9.27 acres	23 ft
14	Sunfish Lake	Dakota	B	11.5 ft	-	-
15	Roemhildts Lake	Le Sueur	B	10.2 ft	73.54 acres	60 ft
16	Stone Lake	Carver	B	10.5 ft	100.5 acres	30 ft
17	St. Joe Lake	Carver	B	10.5 ft	19.55 acres	52 ft
18	Deans Lake	Scott	B	-	-	-
19	Unnamed Lake	Nicollet	B	5 ft	12.1 acres	35 ft
20	Unnamed Lake	Dakota	B	6.9 ft	-	-
21	Lemay Lake	Dakota	B	6.9 ft	35.74 acres	15.5 ft
22	Blackhawk Lake	Dakota	B	6.9 ft	39.85 acres	12 ft
23	Ann Lake	Carver	B	9.2 ft	115.74 acres	45 ft
24	Carlson Lake	Dakota	B	8 ft	12.01 acres	19 ft
25	Lower Prior Lake	Scott	B	9.5 ft	956.16 acres	60 ft
26	Central Mystic Lake	Scott	B	-	-	-
27	Mcdonough Lake	Dakota	C	9.8 ft	18.08 acres	13 ft
28	Jensen Lake	Dakota	C	5 ft	-	-
29	Unnamed Lake	Brown	C	0.3 ft	-	-
30	Marion Lake	Dakota	C	7 ft	530.3 acres	21 ft
31	Auburn Lake	Carver	C	7.2 ft	290.55 acres	84 ft
32	Fish Lake	Dakota	C	6.9 ft	30.55 acres	33.5 ft
33	Crystal Lake	Dakota	C	7 ft	293.24 acres	37 ft
34	Crystal Lake	Scott	C	8.5 ft	31.44 acres	26 ft
35	Thomas Lake	Dakota	C	5.6 ft	41.49 acres	8 ft
36	Waconia Lake	Carver	C	7.3 ft	3.1K acres	37 ft
37	Spring Lake	Scott	C	7 ft	591.85 acres	37 ft
38	Frances Lake	Le Sueur	C	6 ft	927.01 acres	60 ft
39	Mccoll Pond	Scott	C	8 ft	22.51 acres	11 ft
40	Fish Lake	Scott	C	3.9 ft	175.92 acres	28 ft
41	Pitts Lake	Dakota	C	4.9 ft	-	-
42	East Auburn Lake	Carver	C	5 ft	-	-
43	Volney Lake	Le Sueur	C	5 ft	268.86 acres	67 ft
44	Oak Lake	Carver	C	4.5 ft	333.17 acres	11 ft
45	Bavaria Lake	Carver	C	5.2 ft	166.46 acres	66 ft
46	Lotus Lake	Carver	C	4.3 ft	245.1 acres	29 ft
47	Steiger Lake	Carver	C	5.2 ft	165.88 acres	37 ft
48	Upper Prior Lake	Scott	C	6 ft	386.26 acres	50 ft
49	Lucy Lake	Carver	C	5.6 ft	87.53 acres	20 ft
50	East Thomas Lake	Dakota	C	5.2 ft	12.01 acres	19 ft
51	Burandt Lake	Carver	C	3.9 ft	96.7 acres	24 ft
52	Bald Lake	Dakota	C	4.9 ft	-	-
53	Keller Lake	Dakota	C	4.3 ft	54.58 acres	7 ft
54	Orchard Lake	Dakota	C	4.8 ft	237.93 acres	33 ft
55	Scotch Lake	Le Sueur	D	4.1 ft	598.21 acres	11 ft
56	Rays Lake	Le Sueur	D	3.6 ft	168.93 acres	32 ft
57	Unnamed Lake	Big Stone	D	6.9 ft	-	-
58	Curtis Lake	Yellow Medicine	D	4 ft	381.54 acres	8 ft
59	Virginia Lake	Carver	D	6 ft	104.9 acres	34 ft
60	Pickerel Lake	Dakota	D	3.6 ft	114.37 acres	11 ft
61	Del Clark Lake	Yellow Medicine	D	5 ft	156.3 acres	30 ft
62	Tyson Lake	Yellow Medicine	D	4.5 ft	165.85 acres	8 ft
63	Mill Pond	Scott	D	6 ft	17.72 acres	18 ft
64	Wellner-Hageman Reservoir	Brown	D	3.7 ft	74.92 acres	24 ft
65	O'Dowd Lake	Scott	D	5 ft	300.52 acres	22 ft
66	Lake Jefferson	Le Sueur	D	5 ft	684.57 acres	37 ft
67	Reitz Lake	Carver	D	3.1 ft	92.42 acres	36 ft
68	Wassermann West Lake	Carver	D	5.2 ft	-	-
69	Madison Lake	Blue Earth	D	3.6 ft	1.4K acres	59 ft
70	Bur Oaks Pond	Dakota	D	4.6 ft	9.66 acres	9 ft
71	Rogers Lake	Dakota	D	4 ft	102.34 acres	8 ft
72	Cup Lake	Big Stone	D	5.1 ft	-	-
73	06-0422-00 Lake	Big Stone	D	2.6 ft	-	-
74	Myers Lake	Carver	D	3 ft	-	-
75	Oak Leaf Lake	Nicollet	D	3.3 ft	-	-
76	Sleepy Eye Lake	Brown	D	3.3 ft	240.82 acres	21 ft
77	Gerhardt Lake	Dakota	D	2.5 ft	-	-
78	Grace Lake	Carver	D	2.6 ft	20.18 acres	22 ft
79	Wassermann Lake	Carver	D	3 ft	-	-
80	Big Stone Lake	Big Stone	D	3.9 ft	-	-
81	Susan Lake	Carver	D	2.5 ft	88.34 acres	17 ft
82	German Lake	Le Sueur	D	3.2 ft	888.77 acres	51 ft
83	Hilltop Pd Lake	Dakota	D	3.6 ft	39.85 acres	12 ft
84	Porter Lake	Blue Earth	D	1.3 ft	-	-
85	Washington Lake	Le Sueur	F	4.5 ft	1.5K acres	51 ft
86	Emily Lake	Le Sueur	F	2 ft	300 acres	37 ft
87	Preston Lake	Renville	F	5 ft	654.96 acres	11 ft
88	Pike Lake	Scott	F	2 ft	48.97 acres	9 ft
89	Unnamed Lake	Big Stone	F	2 ft	147.21 acres	15 ft
90	Jonathan Lake	Carver	F	1.5 ft	-	-
91	Tetonka Lake	Le Sueur	F	3 ft	1.4K acres	35 ft
92	Clear Lake	Brown	F	0.8 ft	251.78 acres	8 ft
93	Eagle Lake	Carver	F	2.3 ft	183.22 acres	14 ft
94	Eagle Lake	Blue Earth	F	1 ft	898.23 acres	9 ft
95	Ballantyne Lake	Blue Earth	F	2.5 ft	370.76 acres	58 ft
96	Allie Lake	Renville	F	2 ft	509.13 acres	12 ft
97	Cedar Lake	Scott	F	3.1 ft	793.43 acres	13 ft
98	Thompson Lake	Dakota	F	2.8 ft	8.08 acres	8 ft
99	George Lake	Blue Earth	F	2.5 ft	88.24 acres	28 ft
100	Jefferson Lake	Le Sueur	F	2 ft	-	-

Showing top 100 of 143 lakes by water quality grade.

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