What lakes are in the St. Croix Watershed?

361 monitored lakes drain through the St. Croix Watershed, including Latoka Lake, Chippewa Lake, Cowdry Lake, and others. The watershed spans Minnesota and Wisconsin.

What is the cleanest lake in the St. Croix Watershed?

Latoka Lake in Douglas County is the highest-rated lake in the St. Croix 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 St. Croix Watershed corresponds to HUC8 07030005.

St. Croix Watershed

Minnesota and Wisconsin · 361 monitored lakes · 165 grade A · 77 grade B · HUC8 07030005

The St. Croix River basin straddling the Minnesota–Wisconsin border, one of the cleanest large-river watersheds in the Upper Midwest and a National Scenic Riverway.

Counties in this watershed

Pine, Chisago, Washington, Polk, Burnett, St. Croix, Douglas

Monitored Lakes (361)

#	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	Square Lake	Washington	A	17 ft	203.05 acres	68 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	White Bear Lake	Washington	A	15 ft	2.4K acres	83 ft
9	Sturgeon Lake	Pine	A	16 ft	1.7K acres	40 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	Stony Lake	Douglas	A	15.7 ft	86.76 acres	58 ft
13	Lottie Lake	Douglas	A	16.1 ft	46.37 acres	31 ft
14	Moses Lake	Douglas	A	16.2 ft	823.82 acres	32 ft
15	Carlos Lake	Douglas	A	17.2 ft	2.6K acres	163 ft
16	Big Carnelian Lake	Washington	A	46.8 ft	457.03 acres	66 ft
17	Stoney Lake	Douglas	A	19 ft	86.76 acres	58 ft
18	Little Carnelian Lake	Washington	A	21 ft	136.62 acres	68 ft
19	North Union Lake	Douglas	A	20.3 ft	118.41 acres	42 ft
20	Sturgeon Lake	Pine	A	55 ft	1.7K acres	-
21	Jane Lake	Washington	A	15 ft	158.09 acres	39 ft
22	Long Lake	Burnett	A	68.9 ft	222 acres	41 ft
23	Leader Lake	Douglas	A	50.9 ft	171 acres	56 ft
24	Goose Lake	Burnett	A	23 ft	-	-
25	Wind Lake	Polk	A	32.8 ft	39 acres	-
26	Round Lake	Polk	A	37.7 ft	68 acres	26 ft
27	Bass Lake	St. Croix	A	31.2 ft	-	-
28	Bear Lake	Douglas	A	16.4 ft	49 acres	10 ft
29	Pine Lake	Polk	A	42.7 ft	88 acres	34 ft
30	Nicaboyne Lake	Burnett	A	24.6 ft	-	-
31	Sand Lake	Polk	A	65.6 ft	-	-
32	Birch Island Lake	Burnett	A	26.2 ft	768 acres	-
33	Spirit Lake	Burnett	A	18 ft	592 acres	27 ft
34	Green Lake	Washington	A	31.2 ft	70 acres	37 ft
35	Loon Lake	Burnett	A	29.5 ft	191 acres	28 ft
36	Viola Lake	Burnett	A	55.8 ft	265 acres	34 ft
37	Diamond Lake	Polk	A	27.1 ft	-	-
38	Clear Lake	Burnett	A	36.1 ft	114 acres	55 ft
39	Clear Lake	Polk	A	50.9 ft	30 acres	26 ft
40	Crescent Lake	Polk	A	26.2 ft	15 acres	43 ft
41	Stone Lake	Burnett	A	24.2 ft	33 acres	-
42	Fish Lake	Burnett	A	45.9 ft	-	-
43	Deer Lake	Burnett	A	42.7 ft	-	-
44	Deer Lake	Polk	A	49.2 ft	786 acres	46 ft
45	North Twin Lake	Polk	A	-	129 acres	27 ft
46	Lamont Lake	Polk	A	39.4 ft	88 acres	28 ft
47	Cranberry Lake	Burnett	A	27.9 ft	66 acres	26 ft
48	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	A	82 ft	848 acres	102 ft
49	Johnson Lake	Burnett	A	36.9 ft	399 acres	23 ft
50	Mud Hen Lake	Burnett	A	37.7 ft	569 acres	66 ft
51	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	A	86.9 ft	848 acres	102 ft
52	Elbow Lake	Burnett	A	26.2 ft	234 acres	-
53	Lake Nebagamon	Douglas	A	23 ft	986 acres	56 ft
54	Church Pine Lake	Polk	A	42.7 ft	87 acres	45 ft
55	Des Moines Lake	Burnett	A	62.3 ft	215 acres	37 ft
56	Swede Lake	Polk	A	44.3 ft	66 acres	32 ft
57	Big Sand Lake	Burnett	A	36.1 ft	1.4K acres	55 ft
58	Danbury Flowage Lake	Burnett	A	25.1 ft	242 acres	-
59	Tabor Lake	Burnett	A	42.7 ft	170 acres	28 ft
60	South Twin Lake	Polk	A	32.8 ft	-	-
61	Pipe Lake	Polk	A	37.7 ft	293 acres	68 ft
62	Middle Mckenzie Lake	Burnett	A	62.3 ft	527 acres	45 ft
63	Cadotte Lake	Burnett	A	31.2 ft	121 acres	21 ft
64	Eagle Lake	Burnett	A	23 ft	71 acres	15 ft
65	Red Lake	Douglas	A	39.4 ft	253 acres	37 ft
66	Vincent Lake	Polk	A	16.4 ft	58 acres	15 ft
67	Big Bear Lake	Burnett	A	33.6 ft	179 acres	17 ft
68	Pike Lake	Washington	A	22.1 ft	461 acres	45 ft
69	Pike Lake	Polk	A	-	148 acres	33 ft
70	Lake Minnesuing	Douglas	A	19.7 ft	450 acres	43 ft
71	Half Moon Lake	Polk	A	50 ft	550 acres	60 ft
72	Lake Five	Washington	A	39.4 ft	104 acres	23 ft
73	Twentysix Lake	Burnett	A	42.7 ft	218 acres	45 ft
74	Bridget Lake	Polk	A	16.4 ft	-	-
75	Bass Lake Pump Site	St. Croix	A	29.6 ft	370 acres	33 ft
76	Webb Lake	Burnett	A	26.2 ft	-	-
77	Crooked Lake	Burnett	A	34.5 ft	250 acres	-
78	Oak Lake	Burnett	A	36.1 ft	183 acres	19 ft
79	Dubois Lake	Burnett	A	32.8 ft	-	-
80	Margaret Lake	Polk	A	50.9 ft	42 acres	-
81	Ward Lake	Burnett	A	-	17 acres	21 ft
82	Little Round Lake	Burnett	A	36.1 ft	218 acres	45 ft
83	Dahl Lake	Polk	A	30 ft	33 acres	-
84	Benoit Lake	Burnett	A	36.7 ft	-	-
85	Poplar Lake	Polk	A	44 ft	-	-
86	Godfrey Lake	Polk	A	26.2 ft	-	-
87	Banach Lake	Burnett	A	42.7 ft	136 acres	-
88	Culbertson Springs Lake	Burnett	A	29.5 ft	1 acres	-
89	Rooney Lake	Burnett	A	36.1 ft	329 acres	30 ft
90	Prinel Lake	Burnett	A	32.8 ft	-	-
91	Minerva Lake	Burnett	A	33.8 ft	222 acres	26 ft
92	Freedom Lakes	Polk	A	31.2 ft	102 acres	-
93	Taylor Lake	Burnett	A	21.3 ft	-	-
94	Devils Lake	Burnett	A	36.1 ft	-	-
95	Bricher Lake	Burnett	A	32.4 ft	26 acres	25 ft
96	Briggs Lake	Burnett	A	23 ft	-	-
97	Poquettes Lake	Burnett	A	48.4 ft	96 acres	-
98	Point Lake	Burnett	A	23 ft	136 acres	-
99	Love Lake	Burnett	A	36.1 ft	207 acres	63 ft
100	Paulsen Lake	Polk	A	39.4 ft	-	-

Showing top 100 of 361 lakes by water quality grade.

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