What lakes are in the Sauk River Watershed?

151 monitored lakes drain through the Sauk River Watershed, including Ida Lake, Crooked Lake, Latoka Lake, and others. The watershed spans Minnesota.

What is the cleanest lake in the Sauk River Watershed?

Ida 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 · 151 monitored lakes · 35 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.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Counties in this watershed

Stearns, Pope, Douglas, Todd

Monitored Lakes (151)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Ida Lake	Douglas	A	16.4 ft	4,445 acres	106 ft
2	Crooked Lake	Stearns	A	15.5 ft	77 acres	35 ft
3	Latoka Lake	Douglas	A	19 ft	767 acres	108 ft
4	Cowdry Lake	Douglas	A	17.1 ft	243 acres	52 ft
5	Miltona Lake	Douglas	A	18.7 ft	5,731 acres	105 ft
6	Mina Lake	Douglas	A	16 ft	411 acres	123 ft
7	Big Watab Lake	Stearns	A	20.5 ft	246 acres	123 ft
8	Kreighle Lake	Stearns	A	18 ft	102 acres	66 ft
9	Moon Lake	Douglas	A	21 ft	139 acres	38 ft
10	Whiskey Lake	Douglas	A	18.8 ft	160 acres	46 ft
11	Big Fish Lake	Stearns	A	20 ft	557 acres	70 ft
12	Stony Lake	Douglas	A	15.7 ft	87 acres	58 ft
13	Pine Island Lake	Todd	A	15.5 ft	238 acres	26 ft
14	Sagatagan Lake	Stearns	A	17 ft	227 acres	42 ft
15	Lottie Lake	Douglas	A	16.1 ft	46 acres	31 ft
16	Moses Lake	Douglas	A	16.5 ft	824 acres	32 ft
17	Carlos Lake	Douglas	A	18 ft	2,605 acres	163 ft
18	Stoney Lake	Douglas	A	19 ft	87 acres	58 ft
19	North Union Lake	Douglas	A	20.3 ft	118 acres	42 ft
20	Mons Lake	Todd	A	15.4 ft	95 acres	80 ft
21	Long Lake	Stearns	A	13.5 ft	30 acres	28 ft
22	Chippewa Lake	Douglas	A	14.8 ft	1,186 acres	95 ft
23	Vermont Lake	Douglas	A	14.1 ft	342 acres	59 ft
24	Little Birch Lake	Todd	A	13 ft	839 acres	89 ft
25	Maple Lake	Douglas	A	14.1 ft	831 acres	78 ft
26	Big Spunk Lake	Stearns	A	10 ft	415 acres	38 ft
27	Darling Lake	Douglas	A	14 ft	1,050 acres	62 ft
28	Andrew Lake	Douglas	A	13.9 ft	923 acres	83 ft
29	Signalness Lake	Pope	A	10.7 ft	42 acres	14 ft
30	Brophy Lake	Douglas	A	15.4 ft	297 acres	44 ft
31	Burgen Lake	Douglas	A	12 ft	174 acres	43 ft
32	South Oscar Lake	Douglas	A	16.7 ft	-	-
33	Louise Lake	Douglas	A	14.5 ft	214 acres	33 ft
34	Blackwell Lake	Douglas	A	11.5 ft	307 acres	42 ft
35	Watab Lake	Stearns	A	10.5 ft	97 acres	54 ft
36	Lobster Lake	Douglas	B	13 ft	1,334 acres	65 ft
37	Big Birch Lake	Todd	B	12.5 ft	2,107 acres	81 ft
38	Horseshoe Lake	Todd	B	10 ft	121 acres	24 ft
39	Long Lake	Todd	B	10.1 ft	399 acres	63 ft
40	Long Lake	Todd	B	14 ft	-	-
41	Long Lake	Stearns	B	14 ft	153 acres	46 ft
42	Otter Lake	Stearns	B	9 ft	92 acres	51 ft
43	Pirz Lake	Stearns	B	12 ft	-	-
44	Crooked Lake	Douglas	B	14 ft	284 acres	35 ft
45	Pelican Lake	Stearns	B	13.5 ft	291 acres	46 ft
46	Fairy Lake	Todd	B	14.2 ft	307 acres	37 ft
47	Unnamed Lake	Stearns	B	10 ft	-	-
48	Carnelian Lake	Stearns	B	12 ft	180 acres	36 ft
49	Turtle Lake	Douglas	B	10.5 ft	218 acres	21 ft
50	Turtle Lake	Todd	B	12 ft	112 acres	39 ft
51	Sylvia Lake	Stearns	B	10 ft	85 acres	56 ft
52	Mill Lake	Douglas	B	11 ft	451 acres	40 ft
53	Mary Lake	Douglas	B	10.5 ft	2,450 acres	40 ft
54	Middle Spunk Lake	Stearns	B	12 ft	236 acres	81 ft
55	Pleasant Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	218 acres	33 ft
56	Linka Lake	Pope	B	10.2 ft	178 acres	50 ft
57	Two Rivers Lake	Stearns	B	11.2 ft	583 acres	63 ft
58	Le Homme Dieu Lake	Douglas	B	13.1 ft	1,801 acres	85 ft
59	Victoria Lake	Douglas	B	10.2 ft	417 acres	60 ft
60	Geneva Lake	Douglas	B	14.1 ft	640 acres	63 ft
61	Black Oak Lake	Stearns	B	10 ft	95 acres	19 ft
62	Minnewaska Lake	Pope	B	11 ft	8,050 acres	32 ft
63	Amelia Lake	Pope	B	9.2 ft	934 acres	69 ft
64	Ochotto Lake	Stearns	B	13 ft	40 acres	40 ft
65	Scandinavian Lake	Pope	B	7.9 ft	-	-
66	Nelson Lake	Douglas	B	11 ft	86 acres	52 ft
67	School Section Lake	Stearns	B	9.8 ft	211 acres	14 ft
68	Alvin Lake	Douglas	B	10.2 ft	2,605 acres	163 ft
69	Thein Lake	Stearns	B	10.5 ft	-	-
70	Kraemer Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	195 acres	30 ft
71	Big Lake	Stearns	B	6.9 ft	458 acres	42 ft
72	George Lake	Stearns	B	7.3 ft	9 acres	32 ft
73	Irene Lake	Douglas	B	9.8 ft	639 acres	44 ft
74	Rachel Lake	Douglas	B	7.9 ft	448 acres	65 ft
75	Grand Lake	Stearns	B	8 ft	651 acres	34 ft
76	Scandinavian Lake	Pope	B	8 ft	417 acres	49 ft
77	Pocket Lake	Douglas	B	8.5 ft	263 acres	40 ft
78	Big Swan Lake	Todd	C	9 ft	947 acres	45 ft
79	Koronis Lake	Stearns	C	6 ft	2,968 acres	132 ft
80	Jessie Lake	Douglas	C	6.8 ft	110 acres	26 ft
81	Grove Lake	Pope	C	5.1 ft	345 acres	31 ft
82	Beauty Lake	Todd	C	7 ft	240 acres	27 ft
83	Kings Lake	Stearns	C	7.4 ft	204 acres	44 ft
84	Lower Spunk Lake	Stearns	C	9.5 ft	179 acres	27.5 ft
85	Nelson Lake	Pope	C	6.5 ft	-	-
86	Augusta Lake	Stearns	C	5.3 ft	187 acres	82 ft
87	Reno Lake	Pope	C	7.5 ft	3,809 acres	23 ft
88	Aaron Lake	Douglas	C	7 ft	610 acres	16 ft
89	Osakis Lake	Todd	C	10.3 ft	6,389 acres	73 ft
90	Little Chippewa Lake	Douglas	C	9.3 ft	271 acres	24 ft
91	Pearl Lake	Stearns	C	3.9 ft	753 acres	17 ft
92	Warner Lake	Stearns	C	6 ft	37 acres	38 ft
93	Henry Lake	Douglas	C	5.9 ft	152 acres	32 ft
94	Schneider Lake	Stearns	C	12 ft	60 acres	52 ft
95	Sauk Lake	Stearns	C	3.9 ft	2,126 acres	61 ft
96	Pelican Lake	Pope	C	5.2 ft	518 acres	34 ft
97	Maple Lake	Todd	C	6 ft	388 acres	23 ft
98	Johanna Lake	Pope	C	5.1 ft	1,399 acres	10 ft
99	Red Rock Lake	Douglas	C	3.6 ft	904 acres	22 ft
100	Latimer Lake	Todd	C	5 ft	202 acres	30.5 ft