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	-	-
2	Chippewa Lake	Douglas	A	15.1 ft	-	-
3	Cowdry Lake	Douglas	A	17 ft	-	-
4	Ida Lake	Douglas	A	16.5 ft	4.4K acres	-
5	Crooked Lake	Stearns	A	15 ft	-	-
6	Miltona Lake	Douglas	A	18.8 ft	5.7K acres	-
7	Mina Lake	Douglas	A	16 ft	-	-
8	Big Watab Lake	Stearns	A	20.5 ft	-	-
9	Kreighle Lake	Stearns	A	18 ft	-	-
10	Whiskey Lake	Douglas	A	18.8 ft	-	-
11	Moon Lake	Douglas	A	20 ft	-	-
12	Big Fish Lake	Stearns	A	20.7 ft	-	-
13	Stony Lake	Douglas	A	15.7 ft	-	-
14	Sagatagan Lake	Stearns	A	17 ft	-	-
15	Lottie Lake	Douglas	A	16.1 ft	-	-
16	Moses Lake	Douglas	A	16.2 ft	824 acres	-
17	Carlos Lake	Douglas	A	17.2 ft	183 acres	-
18	Stoney Lake	Douglas	A	19 ft	-	-
19	North Union Lake	Douglas	A	20.3 ft	-	-
20	Mons Lake	Todd	A	15.4 ft	-	-
21	Little Birch Lake	Todd	A	14 ft	-	-
22	Maple Lake	Douglas	A	13.7 ft	-	-
23	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	A	10 ft	-	-
24	Vermont Lake	Douglas	A	14.3 ft	-	-
25	Darling Lake	Douglas	A	14.7 ft	-	-
26	Linka Lake	Pope	A	10.2 ft	-	-
27	Andrew Lake	Douglas	A	13.9 ft	-	-
28	Signalness Lake	Pope	A	10.7 ft	-	-
29	Brophy Lake	Douglas	A	14.4 ft	-	-
30	Burgen Lake	Douglas	A	12 ft	-	-
31	South Oscar Lake	Douglas	A	16.7 ft	-	-
32	Louise Lake	Douglas	A	14.5 ft	-	-
33	Blackwell Lake	Douglas	A	11.5 ft	-	-
34	Watab Lake	Stearns	A	10.5 ft	-	-
35	Long Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	-	-
36	Lobster Lake	Douglas	B	13 ft	-	-
37	Big Birch Lake	Todd	B	13 ft	2.1K acres	-
38	Pelican Lake	Stearns	B	13.5 ft	-	-
39	Horseshoe Lake	Todd	B	10 ft	-	-
40	Long Lake	Todd	B	10 ft	-	-
41	Long Lake	Todd	B	14 ft	-	-
42	Long Lake	Stearns	B	13.6 ft	-	-
43	Unnamed Lake	Stearns	B	11 ft	-	-
44	Otter Lake	Stearns	B	9 ft	-	-
45	Pirz Lake	Stearns	B	11.2 ft	-	-
46	Carnelian Lake	Stearns	B	12.5 ft	-	-
47	Crooked Lake	Douglas	B	14 ft	-	-
48	Turtle Lake	Douglas	B	10.5 ft	-	-
49	Turtle Lake	Todd	B	12 ft	-	-
50	Fairy Lake	Todd	B	14.2 ft	-	-
51	Sylvia Lake	Stearns	B	10 ft	-	-
52	Middle Spunk Lake	Stearns	B	12 ft	-	-
53	Mill Lake	Douglas	B	11 ft	-	-
54	Mary Lake	Douglas	B	9.8 ft	-	-
55	Pleasant Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	-	-
56	Irene Lake	Douglas	B	10.7 ft	-	-
57	Two Rivers Lake	Stearns	B	11.2 ft	-	-
58	Le Homme Dieu Lake	Douglas	B	13.1 ft	-	-
59	Victoria Lake	Douglas	B	11.2 ft	-	-
60	Geneva Lake	Douglas	B	14.1 ft	635 acres	-
61	Minnewaska Lake	Pope	B	11.2 ft	-	-
62	Amelia Lake	Pope	B	9.2 ft	-	-
63	Pine Island Lake	Todd	B	14.5 ft	-	-
64	Ochotto Lake	Stearns	B	13.1 ft	-	-
65	Scandinavian Lake	Pope	B	7.7 ft	-	-
66	Scandinavian Lake	Pope	B	7.9 ft	-	-
67	Nelson Lake	Douglas	B	10.3 ft	-	-
68	School Section Lake	Stearns	B	9.8 ft	-	-
69	Alvin Lake	Douglas	B	10.5 ft	-	-
70	Schneider Lake	Stearns	B	19.7 ft	-	-
71	Big Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	-	-
72	Kraemer Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	-	-
73	George Lake	Stearns	B	7.3 ft	-	-
74	Rachel Lake	Douglas	B	8.9 ft	-	-
75	Grand Lake	Stearns	B	8 ft	-	-
76	Pocket Lake	Douglas	B	9 ft	-	-
77	Big Swan Lake	Todd	C	8.9 ft	-	-
78	Moose Lake	Todd	C	7 ft	-	-
79	Koronis Lake	Stearns	C	6 ft	3.0K acres	-
80	Jessie Lake	Douglas	C	6.8 ft	-	-
81	Grove Lake	Pope	C	5.1 ft	364 acres	-
82	Black Oak Lake	Stearns	C	9.5 ft	-	-
83	Beauty Lake	Todd	C	7 ft	-	-
84	Kings Lake	Stearns	C	7.4 ft	-	-
85	Lower Spunk Lake	Stearns	C	9.5 ft	-	-
86	Nelson Lake	Pope	C	6.5 ft	-	-
87	Augusta Lake	Stearns	C	5.3 ft	-	-
88	Reno Lake	Pope	C	6.9 ft	-	-
89	Aaron Lake	Douglas	C	7 ft	611 acres	-
90	Osakis Lake	Todd	C	10.5 ft	-	-
91	Little Chippewa Lake	Douglas	C	9 ft	-	-
92	Warner Lake	Stearns	C	4 ft	-	-
93	Henry Lake	Douglas	C	5.2 ft	-	-
94	Bolfing Lake	Stearns	C	7.6 ft	-	-
95	Pelican Lake	Pope	C	5 ft	-	-
96	Maple Lake	Todd	C	6 ft	-	-
97	Sauk Lake	Stearns	C	3.5 ft	-	-
98	Johanna Lake	Pope	C	4.9 ft	-	-
99	Latimer Lake	Todd	C	5 ft	-	-
100	Red Rock Lake	Douglas	C	3.6 ft	-	-

Showing top 100 of 148 lakes by water quality grade.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.