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

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

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

Rainy Lake in Cass County has the most favourable nutrient and algae readings in the Pine River Watersheds (Brainerd Lakes), with about 13.9 ft of clarity.

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), Lakes & Water Quality

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

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Aug 26, 2026

Counties in this watershed

Crow Wing, Cass, Aitkin

Monitored Lakes (887)

#	Lake	County	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Rainy Lake	Cass	13.9 ft	129 acres	29 ft
2	East Fox Lake	Crow Wing	16.4 ft	241 acres	65 ft
3	Deep Portage Lake	Cass	15.4 ft	129 acres	105 ft
4	Clearwater Lake	Crow Wing	13 ft	905 acres	54 ft
5	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	18.5 ft	700 acres	100 ft
6	North Long Lake	Crow Wing	15.1 ft	6,190 acres	97 ft
7	Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	14.3 ft	8,367 acres	104 ft
8	Birch Lake	Cass	14 ft	1,267 acres	45 ft
9	Round Lake	Aitkin	14.5 ft	737 acres	125 ft
10	Round Lake	Crow Wing	13.5 ft	1,650 acres	51 ft
11	Ada Lake	Cass	14 ft	963 acres	60 ft
12	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	14.4 ft	7,714 acres	138 ft
13	Horseshoe Lake	Crow Wing	14.4 ft	922 acres	56 ft
14	Horseshoe Lake	Cass	8.9 ft	127 acres	12 ft
15	Washburn Lake	Cass	14.1 ft	1,590 acres	111 ft
16	Long Lake	Cass	21.5 ft	1,007 acres	115 ft
17	Unnamed Lake	Crow Wing	6.6 ft	-	-
18	Maple Lake	Cass	13.3 ft	76 acres	45 ft
19	West Twin Lake	Crow Wing	13.3 ft	127 acres	42 ft
20	Ossawinnamakee Lake	Crow Wing	20 ft	711 acres	63 ft
21	Clear Lake	Crow Wing	18 ft	226 acres	63 ft
22	Clear Lake	Aitkin	15 ft	574 acres	24 ft
23	West Fox Lake	Crow Wing	15 ft	449 acres	55 ft
24	Star Lake	Crow Wing	19 ft	127 acres	83 ft
25	Little Pine Lake	Crow Wing	10 ft	330 acres	36 ft
26	Norway Lake	Cass	6.9 ft	515 acres	12 ft
27	Woman Lake	Cass	15 ft	-	-
28	Girl Lake	Cass	17.6 ft	428 acres	81 ft
29	Upper Gull Lake	Cass	9.5 ft	422 acres	54 ft
30	Leech Lake	Cass	12.5 ft	-	-
31	Bass Lake	Crow Wing	13 ft	732 acres	27 ft
32	Bass Lake	Crow Wing	16.1 ft	121 acres	47 ft
33	Island Lake	Cass	15.5 ft	358 acres	45 ft
34	Island Lake	Crow Wing	15.1 ft	232 acres	76 ft
35	Island Lake	Cass	17.5 ft	184 acres	40 ft
36	Island Lake	Cass	8.2 ft	-	-
37	Crooked Lake	Crow Wing	15 ft	905 acres	54 ft
38	Crooked Lake	Cass	12 ft	582 acres	74 ft
39	Portage Lake	Crow Wing	11.5 ft	287 acres	37 ft
40	Portage Lake	Cass	7 ft	-	-
41	Cedar Lake	Aitkin	11.1 ft	1,726 acres	105 ft
42	Big Pine Lake	Aitkin	17 ft	638 acres	78 ft
43	Spider Lake	Cass	10.2 ft	145 acres	17 ft
44	Gull Lake	Cass	15 ft	10,010 acres	80 ft
45	Upper Trelipe Lake	Cass	14 ft	421 acres	69 ft
46	Ray Lake	Cass	10.3 ft	143 acres	27 ft
47	Lawrence Lake	Cass	9.8 ft	225 acres	71 ft
48	Silver Lake	Cass	13 ft	121 acres	20 ft
49	Child Lake	Cass	12.1 ft	285 acres	29 ft
50	Roy Lake	Crow Wing	11.7 ft	320 acres	26 ft
51	Kimball Lake	Crow Wing	18.4 ft	190 acres	77 ft
52	Baby Lake	Cass	12.5 ft	737 acres	69 ft
53	Inguadona Lake	Cass	12 ft	1,133 acres	79 ft
54	Velvet Lake	Crow Wing	10.5 ft	167 acres	29 ft
55	Crystal Lake	Cass	16 ft	190 acres	40 ft
56	Serpent Lake	Crow Wing	25 ft	1,116 acres	65 ft
57	Upper Mission Lake	Crow Wing	11 ft	882 acres	36 ft
58	Pleasant Lake	Cass	15.5 ft	1,099 acres	72 ft
59	Roosevelt Lake	Cass	11.1 ft	1,511 acres	129 ft
60	Bay Lake	Crow Wing	18.5 ft	2,330 acres	74 ft
61	Webb Lake	Cass	18 ft	720 acres	84 ft
62	Rabbit Lake	Crow Wing	12.1 ft	-	-
63	Little Hubert Lake	Crow Wing	18 ft	194 acres	41 ft
64	Big Trout Lake	Crow Wing	16.9 ft	1,366 acres	128 ft
65	Broadwater Bay Lake	Cass	14.4 ft	5,520 acres	54 ft
66	East Twin Lake	Crow Wing	15 ft	163 acres	45 ft
67	Blackwater Lake	Cass	14.1 ft	771 acres	67 ft
68	Howard Lake	Cass	16 ft	386 acres	60 ft
69	Red Sand Lake	Crow Wing	9 ft	521 acres	23 ft
70	Rush Lake	Crow Wing	18 ft	858 acres	105 ft
71	Man Lake	Cass	11 ft	491 acres	93 ft
72	Little Boy Lake	Cass	11 ft	1,452 acres	74 ft
73	Gilbert Lake	Crow Wing	14.6 ft	357 acres	45 ft
74	Perch Lake	Crow Wing	5.9 ft	-	-
75	Thunder Lake	Cass	16.5 ft	1,347 acres	95 ft
76	Placid Lake	Crow Wing	17 ft	183 acres	39 ft
77	Middle Whipple Lake	Crow Wing	10 ft	301 acres	28.7 ft
78	Wood Lake	Crow Wing	14.4 ft	-	-
79	Little Portage Lake	Cass	16.4 ft	-	-
80	Butterfield Lake	Crow Wing	12.9 ft	194 acres	23 ft
81	Pine Lake	Crow Wing	10 ft	324 acres	16.9 ft
82	Pine Lake	Cass	16 ft	261 acres	25 ft
83	Duck Lake	Crow Wing	9 ft	-	-
84	Lougee Lake	Crow Wing	16.1 ft	212 acres	53 ft
85	Cross Lake Reservoir	Crow Wing	16.5 ft	-	-
86	Three Island Lake	Cass	9 ft	288 acres	13 ft
87	Pig Lake	Crow Wing	17.2 ft	196 acres	56 ft
88	Ten Mile Lake	Cass	20.5 ft	5,080 acres	208 ft
89	Ponto Lake	Cass	19 ft	388 acres	60 ft
90	Gladstone Lake	Crow Wing	10.5 ft	437 acres	36 ft
91	Little Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	17.2 ft	271 acres	34 ft
92	Wabedo Lake	Cass	10.5 ft	1,226 acres	95 ft
93	Upper Hay Lake	Crow Wing	10.9 ft	596 acres	42 ft
94	O'Brien Lake	Crow Wing	18 ft	-	-
95	Little Sand Lake	Cass	7.5 ft	413 acres	12 ft
96	Goodrich Lake	Crow Wing	13.7 ft	382 acres	35 ft
97	Clamshell Lake	Crow Wing	15.1 ft	211 acres	44 ft
98	Loon Lake	Cass	12.1 ft	232 acres	25 ft
99	Sylvan Lake	Cass	19.5 ft	1,280 acres	-
100	Farm Island Lake	Aitkin	11.3 ft	2,005 acres	56 ft