What lakes are in the Red River of the North Watershed?

228 monitored lakes drain through the Red River of the North Watershed, including Bad Medicine Lake, Big Sugar Bush Lake, Pelican Lake, and others. The watershed spans Minnesota.

What is the cleanest lake in the Red River of the North Watershed?

Bad Medicine Lake in Becker County is the highest-rated lake in the Red River of the North 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 Red River of the North Watershed corresponds to HUC8 09020306.

Red River of the North Watershed

Minnesota · 228 monitored lakes · 87 grade A · 72 grade B · HUC8 09020306

The Red River basin draining western Minnesota north into Lake Winnipeg, Canada. Includes the Red River Valley lakes and the Otter Tail headwaters.

Counties in this watershed

Otter Tail, Becker, Clay, Polk, Norman, Wilkin, Mahnomen, Pennington, Marshall, Kittson, Roseau

Monitored Lakes (228)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Bad Medicine Lake	Becker	A	25 ft	803.03 acres	84 ft
2	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	A	17 ft	521.51 acres	42 ft
3	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	A	16.1 ft	4.0K acres	55 ft
4	Long Lake	Becker	A	20 ft	414.51 acres	61 ft
5	Unnamed Lake	Otter Tail	A	15.1 ft	1.4K acres	95 ft
6	Otter Lake	Otter Tail	A	18 ft	77.13 acres	64 ft
7	Eagle Lake	Otter Tail	A	22.6 ft	907.4 acres	46 ft
8	Star Lake	Otter Tail	A	16.7 ft	4.5K acres	94 ft
9	Fish Lake	Otter Tail	A	17.8 ft	292.59 acres	69 ft
10	Little Toad Lake	Becker	A	15 ft	406.32 acres	65 ft
11	Big Mcdonald Lake	Otter Tail	A	16.4 ft	991.7 acres	46 ft
12	Bass Lake	Otter Tail	A	16.9 ft	-	-
13	Lizzie Lake	Otter Tail	A	16.4 ft	1.9K acres	66 ft
14	Turtle Lake	Becker	A	23 ft	196.39 acres	73 ft
15	Pickerel Lake	Becker	A	18 ft	360.63 acres	74 ft
16	Strawberry Lake	Becker	A	17.8 ft	1.5K acres	40 ft
17	Middle Cormorant Lake	Becker	A	15.1 ft	373.19 acres	40 ft
18	Devil'S Lake	Otter Tail	A	15 ft	355.3 acres	67 ft
19	West Battle Lake	Otter Tail	A	18.2 ft	5.6K acres	108 ft
20	Stuart Lake	Otter Tail	A	16.1 ft	739.74 acres	49 ft
21	Little Mcdonald Lake	Otter Tail	A	26.9 ft	1.3K acres	109 ft
22	Nelson Lake	Becker	A	24.6 ft	-	-
23	Elbow Lake	Otter Tail	A	18.5 ft	188.36 acres	46 ft
24	Scalp Lake	Otter Tail	A	20 ft	254.38 acres	90 ft
25	West Silent Lake	Otter Tail	A	18 ft	346.55 acres	58 ft
26	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	A	24.3 ft	3.7K acres	75 ft
27	Rose Lake	Otter Tail	A	15 ft	1.2K acres	137 ft
28	Maud Lake	Becker	A	15.3 ft	517.01 acres	32 ft
29	Sybil Lake	Otter Tail	A	20 ft	682.86 acres	74 ft
30	Boot Lake	Becker	A	19.5 ft	385.1 acres	109 ft
31	Kerbs Lake	Otter Tail	A	27.7 ft	-	-
32	Juggler Lake	Becker	A	18 ft	428.49 acres	78 ft
33	Six Lake	Otter Tail	A	20.2 ft	196.53 acres	140 ft
34	East Silent Lake	Otter Tail	A	19.4 ft	323.6 acres	48 ft
35	Jewett Lake	Otter Tail	A	17.1 ft	747.24 acres	75 ft
36	Mule Lake	Otter Tail	A	17.1 ft	53.36 acres	31 ft
37	Long Lake	Becker	A	15.1 ft	414.51 acres	61 ft
38	West Mcdonald Lake	Otter Tail	A	16.2 ft	596.86 acres	62 ft
39	Hospital Lake	Becker	A	18 ft	-	-
40	Barnesville Lake	Clay	A	-	11.05 acres	17 ft
41	Round Lake	Otter Tail	A	11.6 ft	157.63 acres	24 ft
42	Round Lake	Becker	A	10.8 ft	1.1K acres	69 ft
43	Long Lake	Otter Tail	A	11.8 ft	1.3K acres	128 ft
44	Long Lake	Otter Tail	A	12.1 ft	395.42 acres	88 ft
45	Long Lake	Otter Tail	A	10.8 ft	766.84 acres	73 ft
46	Detroit Lake	Becker	A	14 ft	3.1K acres	89 ft
47	Marion Lake	Otter Tail	A	11 ft	1.6K acres	62 ft
48	Union Lake	Polk	A	14.5 ft	-	-
49	Bass Lake	Mahnomen	A	13.1 ft	734.97 acres	26 ft
50	Bass Lake	Becker	A	12.8 ft	129.81 acres	48 ft
51	Bass Lake	Becker	A	11.2 ft	126.12 acres	50 ft
52	East Loon Lake	Otter Tail	A	13.5 ft	1.0K acres	105 ft
53	Pickerel Lake	Otter Tail	A	14.1 ft	848.7 acres	78 ft
54	Silver Lake	Otter Tail	A	11.3 ft	529.36 acres	43 ft
55	Clitherall Lake	Otter Tail	A	14.3 ft	2.5K acres	69 ft
56	Swan Lake	Otter Tail	A	12.1 ft	748.9 acres	44 ft
57	Blanche Lake	Otter Tail	A	12.5 ft	1.3K acres	64 ft
58	Trowbridge Lake	Otter Tail	A	11 ft	620.81 acres	76 ft
59	Elbow Lake	Becker	A	12.1 ft	994.71 acres	76 ft
60	Floyd Lake	Becker	A	13 ft	1.2K acres	34 ft
61	East Battle Lake	Otter Tail	A	13.1 ft	2.0K acres	87 ft
62	Melissa Lake	Becker	A	13.3 ft	1.9K acres	37 ft
63	Little Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	A	11.5 ft	366.1 acres	25 ft
64	Otter Tail Lake	Otter Tail	A	12.1 ft	14.1K acres	120 ft
65	Fox Lake	Becker	A	13.5 ft	143.34 acres	24 ft
66	Mccraney Lake	Mahnomen	A	12.1 ft	-	-
67	Franklin Lake	Otter Tail	A	13.1 ft	1.1K acres	48 ft
68	Wimer Lake	Otter Tail	A	10.2 ft	292.84 acres	58 ft
69	White Earth Lake	Becker	A	14.5 ft	2.0K acres	120 ft
70	Pebble Lake	Otter Tail	A	13 ft	195.34 acres	62 ft
71	Eunice Lake	Becker	A	13.1 ft	378.45 acres	30 ft
72	Boedigheimer Lake	Otter Tail	A	10.2 ft	169.38 acres	26 ft
73	Meadow Lake	Becker	A	13.6 ft	70.72 acres	72 ft
74	Hungry Man Lake	Becker	A	14.4 ft	143.6 acres	21 ft
75	South Twin Lake	Mahnomen	A	10.2 ft	1.1K acres	29 ft
76	Leek Lake	Otter Tail	A	11 ft	-	-
77	Paul Lake	Otter Tail	A	13.3 ft	346.49 acres	81 ft
78	Cottage Lake	Becker	A	12 ft	-	-
79	Pearl Lake	Becker	A	10 ft	279.59 acres	54 ft
80	Sands Lake	Becker	A	11.5 ft	-	-
81	Ice Cracking Lake	Becker	A	12.1 ft	345.32 acres	73 ft
82	Little Bemidji Lake	Becker	A	12.1 ft	292.88 acres	58 ft
83	Lind Lake	Becker	A	12.1 ft	-	-
84	Many Point Lake	Becker	A	10.7 ft	1.7K acres	92 ft
85	Norris Lake	Mahnomen	A	11.6 ft	-	-
86	Tea Cracker Lake	Becker	A	10.2 ft	345.32 acres	73 ft
87	Green Water Lake	Becker	A	12.1 ft	73.57 acres	57 ft
88	Mud Lake	Becker	B	11.5 ft	1.2K acres	34 ft
89	Cotton Lake	Becker	B	11.5 ft	1.8K acres	28 ft
90	Tonseth Lake	Otter Tail	B	10 ft	148.98 acres	27 ft
91	Sallie Lake	Becker	B	12.2 ft	1.3K acres	50 ft
92	Deer Lake	Otter Tail	B	11.5 ft	447.07 acres	26 ft
93	Lida Lake	Otter Tail	B	13.5 ft	5.5K acres	58 ft
94	Prairie Lake	Otter Tail	B	8.9 ft	1.0K acres	22 ft
95	Ida Lake	Becker	B	11.2 ft	631.8 acres	20 ft
96	Hook Lake	Otter Tail	B	10.5 ft	-	-
97	Bass Lake	Becker	B	7.9 ft	204.16 acres	28 ft
98	Island Lake	Becker	B	14.6 ft	1.2K acres	38 ft
99	East Lost Lake	Otter Tail	B	12.5 ft	447.07 acres	26 ft
100	Two Inlets Lake	Becker	B	9.5 ft	577.98 acres	60 ft

Showing top 100 of 228 lakes by water quality grade.

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