What lakes are in the Pine River Watersheds (Brainerd Lakes)?

305 monitored lakes drain through the Pine River Watersheds (Brainerd Lakes), including East Fox Lake, Deep Portage Lake, Lower Hay Lake, and others. The watershed spans Minnesota.

What is the cleanest lake in the Pine River Watersheds (Brainerd Lakes)?

East Fox Lake in Crow Wing County is the highest-rated lake in the Pine River Watersheds (Brainerd Lakes) 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 Pine River Watersheds (Brainerd Lakes) corresponds to HUC8 07010104.

Pine River Watersheds (Brainerd Lakes)

Minnesota · 305 monitored lakes · 161 grade A · 86 grade B · HUC8 07010104

The Pine River and Whitefish chain — Brainerd Lakes country, Gull, Pelican, and dozens of premier MN cabin lakes.

Counties in this watershed

Crow Wing, Cass, Aitkin

Monitored Lakes (305)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	East Fox Lake	Crow Wing	A	16.1 ft	-	-
2	Deep Portage Lake	Cass	A	15.4 ft	-	-
3	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	A	19 ft	-	-
4	Round Lake	Aitkin	A	15.3 ft	-	-
5	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	A	15.1 ft	-	-
6	Horseshoe Lake	Cass	A	21 ft	-	-
7	Long Lake	Cass	A	21.5 ft	-	-
8	Long Lake	Cass	A	16.8 ft	-	-
9	West Twin Lake	Crow Wing	A	19.8 ft	-	-
10	Ossawinnamakee Lake	Crow Wing	A	20 ft	662 acres	-
11	Clear Lake	Crow Wing	A	18 ft	-	-
12	Clear Lake	Aitkin	A	16 ft	-	-
13	Blue Lake	Crow Wing	A	19 ft	1.5K acres	-
14	West Fox Lake	Crow Wing	A	15 ft	-	-
15	Star Lake	Crow Wing	A	19 ft	-	-
16	Partridge Lake	Crow Wing	A	16.2 ft	-	-
17	Sand Lake	Cass	A	21 ft	-	-
18	Roger Lake	Crow Wing	A	16 ft	300 acres	-
19	Hamlet Lake	Crow Wing	A	18.5 ft	-	-
20	Girl Lake	Cass	A	17 ft	-	-
21	Bass Lake	Crow Wing	A	16.1 ft	-	-
22	Bass Lake	Cass	A	-	-	-
23	Island Lake	Cass	A	15 ft	-	-
24	Island Lake	Crow Wing	A	15.3 ft	-	-
25	Island Lake	Cass	A	17.5 ft	-	-
26	Island Lake	Crow Wing	A	-	-	-
27	Crooked Lake	Crow Wing	A	15 ft	-	-
28	Portage Lake	Cass	A	22.8 ft	-	-
29	Big Pine Lake	Aitkin	A	16.5 ft	-	-
30	Hand Lake	Cass	A	17 ft	-	-
31	Ox Yoke Lake	Cass	A	17.5 ft	-	-
32	Silver Lake	Crow Wing	A	17 ft	-	-
33	Kimball Lake	Crow Wing	A	17.4 ft	-	-
34	Ox Lake	Crow Wing	A	17.7 ft	-	-
35	Crystal Lake	Cass	A	16 ft	-	-
36	Serpent Lake	Crow Wing	A	25 ft	-	-
37	Pleasant Lake	Cass	A	15.4 ft	-	-
38	Bay Lake	Crow Wing	A	19 ft	-	-
39	Webb Lake	Cass	A	17.8 ft	-	-
40	Little Hubert Lake	Crow Wing	A	18 ft	-	-
41	Big Trout Lake	Crow Wing	A	16.4 ft	-	-
42	East Twin Lake	Crow Wing	A	15 ft	-	-
43	Howard Lake	Cass	A	16 ft	-	-
44	Rush Lake	Crow Wing	A	18 ft	-	-
45	Perch Lake	Crow Wing	A	16 ft	-	-
46	Thunder Lake	Cass	A	16.4 ft	1.3K acres	-
47	Placid Lake	Crow Wing	A	17 ft	-	-
48	Sanburn Lake	Cass	A	19 ft	-	-
49	Little Portage Lake	Cass	A	16.4 ft	-	-
50	Pine Lake	Cass	A	16 ft	-	-
51	Lougee Lake	Crow Wing	A	16 ft	-	-
52	Cross Lk Reservoir	Crow Wing	A	16.8 ft	-	-
53	Pig Lake	Crow Wing	A	17.5 ft	-	-
54	Ten Mile Lake	Cass	A	20 ft	-	-
55	Ponto Lake	Cass	A	19 ft	-	-
56	Little Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	A	17.4 ft	-	-
57	Lone Lake	Aitkin	A	22.7 ft	-	-
58	O'Brien Lake	Crow Wing	A	18 ft	-	-
59	Little Round Lake	Crow Wing	A	16.5 ft	-	-
60	Clamshell Lake	Crow Wing	A	15.1 ft	-	-
61	Bonnie Lake	Crow Wing	A	17 ft	-	-
62	Little Star Lake	Crow Wing	A	18.5 ft	-	-
63	Sylvan Lake	Cass	A	19.8 ft	1.3K acres	-
64	Hunter Lake	Cass	A	31 ft	-	-
65	Sugar Lake	Aitkin	A	15.5 ft	-	-
66	Lost Lake	Cass	A	15 ft	-	-
67	Stony Lake	Cass	A	23.3 ft	-	-
68	Widow Lake	Cass	A	18.5 ft	-	-
69	Bertha Lake	Crow Wing	A	17.2 ft	-	-
70	Knieff Lake	Crow Wing	A	19 ft	-	-
71	Edward Lake	Crow Wing	A	15.5 ft	-	-
72	Barnum Lake	Cass	A	16.1 ft	-	-
73	Mule Lake	Cass	A	18.7 ft	-	-
74	Little Webb Lake	Cass	A	16.5 ft	-	-
75	Lower Cullen Lake	Crow Wing	A	17.4 ft	-	-
76	Fawn Lake	Cass	A	20 ft	-	-
77	Pillager Lake	Cass	A	15.1 ft	768 acres	-
78	Edna Lake	Crow Wing	A	18 ft	-	-
79	Ruth Lake	Crow Wing	A	16 ft	-	-
80	Cooper Lake	Cass	A	17.1 ft	-	-
81	Thunder Lake	Cass	A	20 ft	1.3K acres	-
82	Grave Lake	Cass	A	17.2 ft	-	-
83	Mckeown Lake	Cass	A	16.5 ft	-	-
84	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	A	19.5 ft	-	-
85	Hubert Lake	Crow Wing	A	17 ft	-	-
86	Kid Lake	Cass	A	15.5 ft	-	-
87	Long Lake	Cass	A	21.5 ft	-	-
88	Sorenson Lake	Crow Wing	A	16.1 ft	-	-
89	Walker Bay Lake	Cass	A	16.5 ft	-	-
90	Agency Bay Lake	Cass	A	15.2 ft	-	-
91	Kabekona Bay Lake	Cass	A	17.2 ft	-	-
92	Jack Lake	Cass	A	15.7 ft	-	-
93	Adney Lake	Crow Wing	A	16 ft	-	-
94	Pine Mountain Lake	Cass	A	17.5 ft	1.6K acres	-
95	Big Deep Lake	Cass	A	17.1 ft	-	-
96	11-0086-00 Lake	Cass	A	18.5 ft	-	-
97	Hen Lake	Crow Wing	A	17.6 ft	-	-
98	Crooked Lake	Cass	A	12 ft	-	-
99	Steamboat Lake	Cass	A	12 ft	-	-
100	Boxell Lake	Cass	A	14.5 ft	-	-

Showing top 100 of 305 lakes by water quality grade.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.