What lakes are in the Sauk River Watershed?

148 monitored lakes drain through the Sauk River Watershed, including Latoka Lake, Chippewa Lake, Cowdry Lake, and others. The watershed spans Minnesota.

What is the cleanest lake in the Sauk River Watershed?

Latoka Lake in Douglas County is the highest-rated lake in the Sauk 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 Sauk River Watershed corresponds to HUC8 07010202.

Sauk River Watershed

Minnesota · 148 monitored lakes · 34 grade A · 42 grade B · HUC8 07010202

The Sauk River chain of lakes in central Minnesota — popular cabin and resort destination west of St. Cloud.

Counties in this watershed

Stearns, Pope, Douglas, Todd

Monitored Lakes (148)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Latoka Lake	Douglas	A	19 ft	766.63 acres	108 ft
2	Chippewa Lake	Douglas	A	15.1 ft	1.2K acres	95 ft
3	Cowdry Lake	Douglas	A	17 ft	242.54 acres	52 ft
4	Ida Lake	Douglas	A	16.5 ft	4.4K acres	106 ft
5	Crooked Lake	Stearns	A	15 ft	77.08 acres	35 ft
6	Miltona Lake	Douglas	A	18.8 ft	5.7K acres	105 ft
7	Mina Lake	Douglas	A	16 ft	411.41 acres	123 ft
8	Big Watab Lake	Stearns	A	20.5 ft	245.56 acres	123 ft
9	Kreighle Lake	Stearns	A	18 ft	102.08 acres	66 ft
10	Whiskey Lake	Douglas	A	18.8 ft	159.52 acres	46 ft
11	Moon Lake	Douglas	A	20 ft	139.09 acres	38 ft
12	Big Fish Lake	Stearns	A	20.7 ft	557.31 acres	70 ft
13	Stony Lake	Douglas	A	15.7 ft	86.76 acres	58 ft
14	Sagatagan Lake	Stearns	A	17 ft	227.37 acres	42 ft
15	Lottie Lake	Douglas	A	16.1 ft	46.37 acres	31 ft
16	Moses Lake	Douglas	A	16.2 ft	823.82 acres	32 ft
17	Carlos Lake	Douglas	A	17.2 ft	2.6K acres	163 ft
18	Stoney Lake	Douglas	A	19 ft	86.76 acres	58 ft
19	North Union Lake	Douglas	A	20.3 ft	118.41 acres	42 ft
20	Mons Lake	Todd	A	15.4 ft	94.52 acres	80 ft
21	Little Birch Lake	Todd	A	14 ft	839.44 acres	89 ft
22	Maple Lake	Douglas	A	13.7 ft	830.87 acres	78 ft
23	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	A	10 ft	415.27 acres	38 ft
24	Vermont Lake	Douglas	A	14.3 ft	341.92 acres	59 ft
25	Darling Lake	Douglas	A	14.7 ft	1.0K acres	62 ft
26	Linka Lake	Pope	A	10.2 ft	177.81 acres	50 ft
27	Andrew Lake	Douglas	A	13.9 ft	922.77 acres	83 ft
28	Signalness Lake	Pope	A	10.7 ft	42.25 acres	14 ft
29	Brophy Lake	Douglas	A	14.4 ft	296.53 acres	44 ft
30	Burgen Lake	Douglas	A	12 ft	174.39 acres	43 ft
31	South Oscar Lake	Douglas	A	16.7 ft	-	-
32	Louise Lake	Douglas	A	14.5 ft	214.46 acres	33 ft
33	Blackwell Lake	Douglas	A	11.5 ft	307.37 acres	42 ft
34	Watab Lake	Stearns	A	10.5 ft	96.64 acres	54 ft
35	Long Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	29.79 acres	28 ft
36	Lobster Lake	Douglas	B	13 ft	1.3K acres	65 ft
37	Big Birch Lake	Todd	B	13 ft	2.1K acres	81 ft
38	Pelican Lake	Stearns	B	13.5 ft	291.06 acres	46 ft
39	Horseshoe Lake	Todd	B	10 ft	120.8 acres	24 ft
40	Long Lake	Todd	B	10 ft	398.67 acres	63 ft
41	Long Lake	Todd	B	14 ft	-	-
42	Long Lake	Stearns	B	13.6 ft	152.71 acres	46 ft
43	Unnamed Lake	Stearns	B	11 ft	-	-
44	Otter Lake	Stearns	B	9 ft	91.75 acres	51 ft
45	Pirz Lake	Stearns	B	11.2 ft	-	-
46	Carnelian Lake	Stearns	B	12.5 ft	179.91 acres	36 ft
47	Crooked Lake	Douglas	B	14 ft	284.21 acres	35 ft
48	Turtle Lake	Douglas	B	10.5 ft	218.04 acres	21 ft
49	Turtle Lake	Todd	B	12 ft	112.44 acres	39 ft
50	Fairy Lake	Todd	B	14.2 ft	306.91 acres	37 ft
51	Sylvia Lake	Stearns	B	10 ft	85.25 acres	56 ft
52	Middle Spunk Lake	Stearns	B	12 ft	235.74 acres	81 ft
53	Mill Lake	Douglas	B	11 ft	451.12 acres	40 ft
54	Mary Lake	Douglas	B	9.8 ft	2.5K acres	40 ft
55	Pleasant Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	217.67 acres	33 ft
56	Irene Lake	Douglas	B	10.7 ft	639.26 acres	44 ft
57	Two Rivers Lake	Stearns	B	11.2 ft	583.47 acres	63 ft
58	Le Homme Dieu Lake	Douglas	B	13.1 ft	1.8K acres	85 ft
59	Victoria Lake	Douglas	B	11.2 ft	416.81 acres	60 ft
60	Geneva Lake	Douglas	B	14.1 ft	639.81 acres	63 ft
61	Minnewaska Lake	Pope	B	11.2 ft	8.1K acres	32 ft
62	Amelia Lake	Pope	B	9.2 ft	934.4 acres	69 ft
63	Pine Island Lake	Todd	B	14.5 ft	238.18 acres	26 ft
64	Ochotto Lake	Stearns	B	13.1 ft	40.09 acres	40 ft
65	Scandinavian Lake	Pope	B	7.7 ft	417.14 acres	49 ft
66	Scandinavian Lake	Pope	B	7.9 ft	-	-
67	Nelson Lake	Douglas	B	10.3 ft	85.96 acres	52 ft
68	School Section Lake	Stearns	B	9.8 ft	210.54 acres	14 ft
69	Alvin Lake	Douglas	B	10.5 ft	2.6K acres	163 ft
70	Schneider Lake	Stearns	B	19.7 ft	59.61 acres	52 ft
71	Big Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	457.67 acres	42 ft
72	Kraemer Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	195.03 acres	30 ft
73	George Lake	Stearns	B	7.3 ft	8.55 acres	32 ft
74	Rachel Lake	Douglas	B	8.9 ft	448.16 acres	65 ft
75	Grand Lake	Stearns	B	8 ft	650.53 acres	34 ft
76	Pocket Lake	Douglas	B	9 ft	263.44 acres	40 ft
77	Big Swan Lake	Todd	C	8.9 ft	946.56 acres	45 ft
78	Moose Lake	Todd	C	7 ft	130.74 acres	26 ft
79	Koronis Lake	Stearns	C	6 ft	3.0K acres	132 ft
80	Jessie Lake	Douglas	C	6.8 ft	110.23 acres	26 ft
81	Grove Lake	Pope	C	5.1 ft	345.45 acres	31 ft
82	Black Oak Lake	Stearns	C	9.5 ft	95.09 acres	19 ft
83	Beauty Lake	Todd	C	7 ft	240.06 acres	27 ft
84	Kings Lake	Stearns	C	7.4 ft	203.86 acres	44 ft
85	Lower Spunk Lake	Stearns	C	9.5 ft	179.08 acres	27.5 ft
86	Nelson Lake	Pope	C	6.5 ft	-	-
87	Augusta Lake	Stearns	C	5.3 ft	187.12 acres	82 ft
88	Reno Lake	Pope	C	6.9 ft	3.8K acres	23 ft
89	Aaron Lake	Douglas	C	7 ft	610.3 acres	16 ft
90	Osakis Lake	Todd	C	10.5 ft	6.4K acres	73 ft
91	Little Chippewa Lake	Douglas	C	9 ft	271.42 acres	24 ft
92	Warner Lake	Stearns	C	4 ft	37.43 acres	38 ft
93	Henry Lake	Douglas	C	5.2 ft	152.12 acres	32 ft
94	Bolfing Lake	Stearns	C	7.6 ft	108.96 acres	36 ft
95	Pelican Lake	Pope	C	5 ft	517.77 acres	34 ft
96	Maple Lake	Todd	C	6 ft	388.3 acres	23 ft
97	Sauk Lake	Stearns	C	3.5 ft	2.1K acres	61 ft
98	Johanna Lake	Pope	C	4.9 ft	1.4K acres	10 ft
99	Latimer Lake	Todd	C	5 ft	201.84 acres	30.5 ft
100	Red Rock Lake	Douglas	C	3.6 ft	904.1 acres	22 ft

Showing top 100 of 148 lakes by water quality grade.

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