What lakes are in the Rum River Watershed?

114 monitored lakes drain through the Rum River Watershed, including Round Lake, Clear Lake, Big Pine Lake, and others. The watershed spans Minnesota.

What is the cleanest lake in the Rum River Watershed?

Round Lake in Aitkin County is the highest-rated lake in the Rum 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 Rum River Watershed corresponds to HUC8 07010207.

Rum River Watershed

Minnesota · 114 monitored lakes · 21 grade A · 26 grade B · HUC8 07010207

The Rum River draining from Mille Lacs Lake south to the Mississippi — a State Wild and Scenic River with relatively undeveloped lake country.

Counties in this watershed

Mille Lacs, Aitkin, Kanabec, Isanti, Anoka

Monitored Lakes (114)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Round Lake	Aitkin	A	15.3 ft	634.03 acres	59 ft
2	Clear Lake	Aitkin	A	16 ft	573.5 acres	24 ft
3	Big Pine Lake	Aitkin	A	16.5 ft	638.02 acres	78 ft
4	Lone Lake	Aitkin	A	22.7 ft	433.49 acres	60 ft
5	Sugar Lake	Aitkin	A	15.5 ft	415.87 acres	45 ft
6	Lower Birch Lake	Isanti	A	10.8 ft	-	-
7	Ml-Thains Lake	Mille Lacs	A	16.1 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
8	Ml-Seventeen Lake	Aitkin	A	18.8 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
9	Ml Lake	Mille Lacs	A	20.2 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
10	Ml Lake	Mille Lacs	A	22.2 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
11	Ml-Vineland Lake	Mille Lacs	A	25.6 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
12	Ml-Peterson Lake	Mille Lacs	A	20.2 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
13	Ml-Malone Lake	Mille Lacs	A	17.5 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
14	Round Lake	Aitkin	A	14.5 ft	736.65 acres	125 ft
15	Spectacle Lake	Isanti	A	13.8 ft	246.19 acres	51.5 ft
16	Cedar Lake	Aitkin	A	11 ft	1.7K acres	105 ft
17	Upper Birch Lake	Isanti	A	10.8 ft	-	-
18	Netta Lake	Anoka	A	11.3 ft	-	-
19	Nord Lake	Aitkin	A	10.5 ft	418.16 acres	29 ft
20	Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River	Mille Lacs	A	-	1.0K acres	10 ft
21	Outlet of Ogechie Lake on the Rum River	Mille Lacs	A	-	409.14 acres	6 ft
22	East Twin Lake	Anoka	B	10.7 ft	91.99 acres	68 ft
23	Ml-Nw Lake	Aitkin	B	18.8 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
24	Ml-Ce Lake	Aitkin	B	25.6 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
25	Ml-Se Lake	Mille Lacs	B	24.2 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
26	Ml-Nshore Lake	Aitkin	B	21.5 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
27	Ml-Ne Lake	Aitkin	B	24.2 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
28	Round Lake	Aitkin	B	14.5 ft	553.5 acres	27 ft
29	Round Lake	Anoka	B	8.2 ft	-	-
30	Horseshoe Lake	Isanti	B	3.6 ft	-	-
31	Long Lake	Aitkin	B	10.8 ft	434.72 acres	116 ft
32	Bachelor Lake	Aitkin	B	14.5 ft	53.56 acres	47 ft
33	Mille Lacs Lake	Aitkin	B	10.5 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
34	Wilkins Lake	Aitkin	B	13 ft	348.86 acres	39 ft
35	Vanduse Lake	Aitkin	B	11 ft	239.51 acres	27 ft
36	Hammal Lake	Aitkin	B	12 ft	375.52 acres	44 ft
37	Farm Island Lake	Aitkin	B	10.5 ft	2.0K acres	56 ft
38	Hoffman Lake	Isanti	B	4.1 ft	-	-
39	Spirit Lake	Aitkin	B	11 ft	10.79 acres	46 ft
40	Dam Lake	Aitkin	B	12 ft	597.66 acres	48 ft
41	Horseleg Lake	Isanti	B	3.7 ft	-	-
42	Landgren Lake	Aitkin	B	13 ft	53.56 acres	47 ft
43	Laddie Lake	Anoka	B	-	66.13 acres	4 ft
44	Ml-Ditch 36 Lake	Aitkin	B	11.9 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
45	Ml-Garrison Lake	Aitkin	B	12.5 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
46	Crooked Lake	Anoka	B	7.4 ft	114.93 acres	26 ft
47	Ham Lake	Anoka	B	8.9 ft	154.63 acres	22 ft
48	George Lake	Anoka	C	7.3 ft	488.63 acres	32 ft
49	Coon Lake	Anoka	C	5.6 ft	1.5K acres	27 ft
50	Fannie Lake	Isanti	C	7 ft	360.01 acres	33 ft
51	Elms Lake	Isanti	C	6.9 ft	51.6 acres	26 ft
52	Blue Lake	Isanti	C	8.9 ft	295.99 acres	31 ft
53	Florence Lake	Isanti	C	9 ft	135.45 acres	26 ft
54	Mille Lacs Lake	Mille Lacs	C	9 ft	128.3K acres	42 ft
55	Cedar Lake	Aitkin	C	8.8 ft	249.25 acres	18 ft
56	Devil'S Lake	Kanabec	C	7.3 ft	58.65 acres	19 ft
57	Lewis Lake	Kanabec	C	7 ft	178.99 acres	48 ft
58	Big Sandy Lake	Aitkin	C	4.5 ft	6.1K acres	84 ft
59	Brown Lake	Aitkin	C	7 ft	68.2 acres	28 ft
60	Rabbit Lake	Aitkin	C	9.7 ft	211.61 acres	51 ft
61	Waukenabo Lake	Aitkin	C	8 ft	667.7 acres	38 ft
62	Boot Lake	Anoka	C	6.7 ft	91.39 acres	19 ft
63	Wakefield Lake	Aitkin	C	7.6 ft	163.92 acres	69 ft
64	Blackface Lake	Aitkin	C	8 ft	191.8 acres	18 ft
65	Grass Lake	Anoka	C	3.9 ft	-	-
66	Gun Lake	Aitkin	C	7 ft	711.9 acres	44 ft
67	Green Lake	Isanti	C	5.1 ft	832.88 acres	28 ft
68	Linwood Lake	Anoka	C	3.9 ft	572.1 acres	42 ft
69	Skogman Lake	Isanti	C	5.4 ft	228.06 acres	36 ft
70	Pine Lake	Aitkin	C	6.6 ft	377.76 acres	28 ft
71	Lory Lake	Isanti	C	6 ft	222.35 acres	21 ft
72	Howard Lake	Anoka	C	2.8 ft	-	-
73	Amelia Lake	Anoka	C	3.9 ft	-	-
74	Golden Lake	Anoka	C	5 ft	58.09 acres	25 ft
75	Moore Lake	Anoka	C	3.9 ft	67.81 acres	5 ft
76	Horseshoe Lake	Aitkin	D	3.5 ft	240.06 acres	12 ft
77	Bass Lake	Aitkin	D	5 ft	56.98 acres	58 ft
78	Portage Lake	Aitkin	D	4.5 ft	372.44 acres	18 ft
79	Pickerel Lake	Anoka	D	5 ft	-	-
80	Blind Lake	Aitkin	D	5.5 ft	304.37 acres	17 ft
81	Minnewawa Lake	Aitkin	D	5.2 ft	2.4K acres	21 ft
82	Fleming Lake	Aitkin	D	5.2 ft	318.83 acres	15 ft
83	Hanging Kettle Lake	Aitkin	D	6.3 ft	317.97 acres	35 ft
84	Francis Lake	Isanti	D	2 ft	269.43 acres	7 ft
85	Wolf Lake	Aitkin	D	3.5 ft	173.43 acres	31 ft
86	Martin Lake	Anoka	D	2.5 ft	232.31 acres	20 ft
87	Esquagamah Lake	Aitkin	D	5 ft	842.04 acres	31 ft
88	Flowage Lake	Aitkin	D	2.1 ft	-	-
89	Rat Lake	Aitkin	D	5 ft	431.3 acres	21 ft
90	Elm Island Lake	Aitkin	D	4 ft	519.52 acres	25 ft
91	Pomroy Lake	Kanabec	D	5.5 ft	412.2 acres	11 ft
92	Loon Lake	Aitkin	D	4 ft	34.19 acres	21 ft
93	Ripple Lake	Aitkin	D	4.5 ft	630.45 acres	39 ft
94	Mora Lake	Kanabec	D	5 ft	75.08 acres	24 ft
95	Porcupine Lake	Aitkin	D	1.5 ft	-	-
96	Shumway Lake	Aitkin	D	5 ft	74.18 acres	23 ft
97	Twin Lake	Isanti	D	2.6 ft	-	-
98	Little Stanchfield Lake	Isanti	D	3.5 ft	145.93 acres	12 ft
99	Sandy Lake	Anoka	D	2.5 ft	-	-
100	Ann Lake	Kanabec	D	2 ft	653.49 acres	17 ft

Showing top 100 of 114 lakes by water quality grade.

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