Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Contacts: Pam Anderson, (651) 296-8544 Jennifer Klang, (651) 282-2618 Note to editors: The attached list of lakes is alphabetized by county, to make it easier to identify lakes in your area. St. Paul, Minn. - Are you one of the many Minnesotans who live on a lake, own a boat or routinely visit one of our picturesque lakes over the summer months? If so, the coordinators of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Citizen Lake-Monitoring Program (CLMP) would like your help. The MPCA needs folks to monitor water quality weekly during the summer on several Minnesota lakes. All of these lakes have been monitored in the past, but currently do not have CLMP volunteers. Monitoring data gathered by volunteers provides valuable information about the current health of Minnesota's waters, including which lakes are showing a change in transparency. Monitoring is simple, interesting, and doesn't require a big time commitment. Volunteers visit a designated spot on one or more lakes weekly, drop anchor, and make notes of the water's physical condition and recreational suitability while measuring the clarity of the water with a "Secchi disk." A Secchi disk is an 8-inch, white metal disk that is lowered into the water until it can no longer be seen. The depth, measured by markings on the cord, is an indicator of the lake's relative water quality. By assisting the agency in tracking long-term trends in Secchi transparency, volunteers help preserve our natural resources for the future and contribute greatly to the MPCA's understanding of overall water quality in the state. For information on becoming a CLMP volunteer, call the MPCA at (651) 296-8544 or toll-free at (800) 657-3864, or check the Web at/water/clmp.html.

County	Lake Name	Nearest Town
Aitkin	French	7 Mi SW of Palisade
Anoka	Baldwin	At Circle Pines
Anoka	Bunker	At Andover
Anoka	Coopers	1 Mi E of Bethel
Anoka	East Twin	3 Mi NE of Elk River
Anoka	George Watch	2 Mi NW of Centerville
Anoka	Grass	At Ramsey
Anoka	Laddie	At Spring Lake Park
Anoka	Marshan	3 Mi W of CeNear East Bethelnterville
Anoka	Minard	Near East Bethel
Anoka	Netta	At Ham Lake
Anoka	Norris	2 Mi SW of St Francis
Anoka	Rice	3 Mi W of Centerville
Anoka	Rogers	4 Mi E of Nowthen
Anoka	Spring	At Spring Lake Park
Becker	Curfman	2 Mi S of Detroit Lakes
Becker	Five	6 Mi NE of Detroit LakBeltramies
Becker	Leif	1 Mi W of Lake Center
Becker	Sauer	7 Mi S of Detroit Lakes
Beltrami	Andrusia	4 Mi NW of Cass Lake
Beltrami	Buck	4 Mi SE of Turtle River
Beltrami	Carr	1 Mi S of Bemidji
Beltrami	Gilstad	4 Mi S of Blackduck
Beltrami	Medicine	5 Mi NW of Tenstrike
Beltrami	Moose	5 Mi SW of Solway
Beltrami	Rabideau	7 Mi S of Blackduck
Beltrami	Whitefish	1 Mi NE of Pinewood
Big Stone	East Toqua	At Graceville
Blue Earth	Crystal	At Lake Crystal
Blue Earth	Ida	2.5 Mi NE of Amboy
Carlto	Upper (North) Island	At Cromwell
Carver	East Auburn	In Victoria
Carver	Riley	2 Mi N of Shakopee
Carver	Schutz	1 Mi NE of Victoria
Carver	St. Joe	In Chanhassen
Carver	Steiger	At Victoria
Carver	Tamarack	In Victoria
Carver	Unnamed (North Portion)	1 Mi S of Victoria
Carver	West Auburn	At Victoria
Cass	Coffin	14 Mi S of Remer
Cass	Leech (Ah-Gwah-Ching Bay)	1 Mi SE of Walker
Cass	Leech (Kabekona Bay)	3 Mi NW of Walker
Cass	Little Wolf	2 Mi W of Cass Lake
Cass	Long (N of Main)	3 Mi NE of Longville
Cass	Lydick	8 Mi E of Cass Lake
Cass	Paquet	1 Mi SE of Hackensack
Cass	Spider	1 Mi NW of Nisswa
Cass	Sugar	6 Mi NE of Remer
Cass	Sylvan	3 Mi SW of Pontoria
Cass	Turtle	5 Mi E of Walker
Cass	Widow	9 Mi E of Hackensack
Cass	Winnibigoshish	At Bena
Chisago	Horseshoe	4 Mi WNW of Harris
Chisago	Little	2 Mi NE of Lindstrom
Chisago	Little Comfort	3 Mi SE of Wyoming
Clay	Fifteen	8 Mi SE of Hawley
Clay	Flora	At Hitterdal
Clearwater	Big Lasalle	2 Mi NE of Lake Itasca
Clearwater	Deep	1 Mi W of Clearbrook
Clearwater	Falk	4 Mi N of Leonard
Clearwater	Johnson	5 Mi NE of Clearbrook
Clearwater	Lindberg	3 Mi S of Clearbrook
Clearwater	Lomond	At Bagley
Clearwater	Lone	2 Mi NW of Bagley
Clearwater	Pine	3 Mi S of Gonvick
Cook	Brule	19 Mi N of Lutsen
Cook	Gull	25 Mi N of Lutsen
Cook	Howl	28 Mi N of Lutsen
Cook	Round	32 Mi NW of Grand Marais
Cook	Saganaga	44 Mi NW of Grand Marais
Cook	Trout	9 Mi W of Hovland
Crow Wing	Bass	9 Mi NW of Crosby
Crow Wing	Bertha	3 Mi E of Jenkins
Crow Wing	Blue	4 Mi NW of Emily
Crow Wing	Clamshell	6 Mi E of Jenkins
Crow Wing	Clear	3 Mi E of Jenkins
Crow Wing	Eagle	6 Mi S of Crosby
Crow Wing	Fawn	2 Mi SW of Crosslake
Crow Wing	Holt	3 Mi S of Garrison
Crow Wing	Island	1 Mi S Manhattan Beach
Crow Wing	Kenney	2 Mi NW of Garrison
Crow Wing	Lund	2 Mi WNW of Pequot Lakes
Crow Wing	Lynch	1 Mi N of Breezy Point
Crow Wing	Nisswa	At Nisswa
Crow Wing	Rice	At Brainerd
Crow Wing	Shaffer	1.5 Mi N of Breezy Point
Crow Wing	Trout	0.8 Mi SW of Emily
Dakota	Bald	In Eagan
Dakota	Crystal	In Burnsville
Dakota	Hilltop Pond	In Eagan
Dakota	Laclavon	In Apple Valley
Dakota	Lemay	In Eagan
Dakota	Marcott	In Inver Grove Heights
Dakota	Marion	Near Lakeville
Dakota	Mccarthy	In Eagan
Dakota	Orchard	In Lakeville
Dakota	Pitts	In Eagan
Dakota	Sunfish	At Town of Sunfish Lake
Dakota	Unnamed (Near Rahn Park)	In Eagan
Dakota	Unnamed (At Cliff And Dodd Rds)	In Eagan
Dakota	Unnamed (At Oak Chase Park)	In Eagan
Dakota	Unnamed (At 494 And Mn-149)	In Mendota Heights
Dakota	Unnamed (Birch Pond)	In Eagan
Dakota	Unnamed (Golf Course Pond)	In Inver Grove Heights
Douglas	Gilbert	4 Mi NW of Holmes City
Douglas	Henry	At Alexandria
Douglas	Little Oscar (Main)	2 Mi SW of Holmes City
Douglas	Pocket	7 Mi N of Lowry
Douglas	South Oscar	West of Holmes City
Douglas	Turtle	6 Mi NE of Lowry
Freeborn	Fountain (E. Bay)	In Albert Lea
Freeborn	Geneva	At Geneva
Goodhue	Pepin	At Lake City
Grant	Cottonwood	5 Mi NW of Donnelly
Grant	Lower Elk	2 Mi N of Hoffman
Grant	Thompson	4 Mi E of Barrett
Hennepin	Ardmore	In Medina
Hennepin	Brownie	In Minneapolis
Hennepin	Bryant	In Eden Prairie
Hennepin	Cavanaugh	In Plymouth
Hennepin	Cedar	In Minneapolis
Hennepin	Champlin Mill Pond	At Champlin
Hennepin	Christmas	In Shorewood
Hennepin	Cook (South Portion)	SW of Maple Grove
Hennepin	Diamond	1 Mi E of Rogers
Hennepin	Dubay	In Dayton
Hennepin	French	2 Mi ESE of Rogers
Hennepin	Galpin	In Excelsior
Hennepin	Hafften	3 Mi E of Rockford
Hennepin	Half Moon	In Medina
Hennepin	Haughey	2 Mi E of Delano
Hennepin	Hyland	In Bloomington
Hennepin	Jubert	2 Mi NNE of Loretto
Hennepin	Lake of The Isles	In Minneapolis
Hennepin	Meadow	In New Hope
Hennepin	Minnetonka-Carsons Bay	In Deephaven
Hennepin	Minnetonka-Grays Bay	At Wayzata
Hennepin	Minnetonka-Jennings Bay	At Mound
Hennepin	Minnetonka-St. Albans Bay	1 Mi NE of Excelsior
Hennepin	North Anderson	In Eden Prairie
Hennepin	North Little Long	In Minnetrista
Hennepin	North Whaletail	In Minnetrista
Hennepin	Peavey	1 Mi SW of Wayzata
Hennepin	Peter (North Bay)	In Medina
Hennepin	Rattail	1 Mi S of Rockford
Hennepin	Rebecca	4 Mi NW of Maple Plain
Hennepin	Robina	In Independence
Hennepin	Ryan	In Brooklyn Center
Hennepin	Shady Oak	In Minnetonka
Hennepin	South Whaletail	In Minnetrista
Hennepin	Southwest Anderson	In Bloomington
Hennepin	Spurzem	1 Mi Se of Loretto
Hennepin	Staring	In Eden Prairie
Hennepin	Sylvan	1.5 Mi W of Rogers
Hennepin	Unnamed (Cobblecrest)	In St. Louis Park
Hennepin	Upper Twin	At Crystal
Hennepin	Wirth	In Golden Valley
Hennepin	Wolsfeld	1 Mi N of Long Lake
Hennepin	Wood	In Richfield
Hubbard	Benedict	At Town of Benedict
Hubbard	Boulder	1 Mi NE of Dorset
Hubbard	Fourth Crow Wing	5 Mi S of Nevis
Hubbard	George	At Town of Lake George
Hubbard	Ham	4 Mi SE of Nevis
Hubbard	Ida	2 Mi N of Dorset
Hubbard	Loon	4 Mi SE of Nevis
Hubbard	Lord	5 Mi S of Park Rapids
Hubbard	Middle Crooked	3 Mi NW of Nevis
Hubbard	Petit	3 Mi E of Emmaville
Hubbard	Peysenske (Main Bay)	4 Mi E of Park Rapids
Hubbard	Second Crow Wing	8 Mi S of Nevis
Hubbard	Stocking	2 Mi SE of Emmaville
Hubbard	West Crooked	3 Mi NW of Nevis
Isanti	Elms	1 Mi S of Cambridge
Itasca	Bass	2 Mi SE of Cambridge
Itasca	Bass	East of Grand Rapids
Itasca	Forest	2 Mi S of Marble
Itasca	Guile	3 Mi SW of Cohasset
Itasca	Island	5 Mi N of Bovey
Itasca	Kremer	9 Mi SE of Marcell
Itasca	Long	3 Mi S of Cohasset
Itasca	Lost Moose	10 Mi SE of Marcell
Itasca	Moore	15 Mi N of Grand. Rapids
Itasca	Mud	5 Mi E of Grand Rapids
Itasca	North Twin	At Marble
Itasca	Peterson	1 Mi E of Spring Lake
Itasca	Portage	2 Mi N of Inger
Itasca	Ruby	12 Mi E of Bowstring
Itasca	Sand	1 Mi W of Warba
Itasca	Spring	At Spring Lake
Itasca	Unnamed	1 Mi SE of Marcell
Jackson	Heron (Duck)	At Town of Heron Lake
Jackson	Heron	3 Mi SE of Heron Lake
Kanabec	Fish	1 Mi S of Mora
Kandiyohi	Crook	8 Mi N of Willmar
Kittson	Bronson	At Town of Lake Bronson
Lac Qui Parle	Lac Qui Parle	West of Milan
Lake	Jasper	12 Mi ENE of Winton
Lake	Silver Island	5 Mi E of Sawbill Landing
Lake	Thomas	1.5 Mi E of Wales
Le Sueur	Gorman	4 Mi SE of Le Center
Le Sueur	Mabel	6 Mi S of Montgomery
Lincoln	Stay	At Arco
Lincoln	West Stay	At Arco
Lyon	Yankton	Near Balaton
Mahnomen	Little Vanose	9 Mi E of Bejou
Martin	Amber	2 Mi S of Fairmont
Martin	Clear	At Ceylon
Martin	Eagle	2 Mi NNE of Welcome
Martin	Pierce	5 Mi SW of Fairmont
Martin	Sisseton	In Fairmont
Martin	Wilmert (Main Bay)	7 Mi S of Fairmont
McLeod	Stahl's	3 Mi N of Hutchinson
Mower	East Side	At Austin
Murray	Currant	At Town of Current Lake
Murray	First Fulda	At Town of Fulda
Nobles	Ocheda	3 Mi S of Worthington
Olmsted	Florence	At Stewartville
Otter Tail	Bass	1 Mi W of Underwood
Otter Tail	Devils	5 Mi ESE of Vergas
Otter Tail	Fish	5 Mi NE of Fergus Falls
Otter Tail	Fossan	1.5 Mi N of Dalton
Otter Tail	Franklin	5 Mi NE of Pelican Rapids
Otter Tail	Heilberger	14 Mi NE Fergus Falls
Otter Tail	Maine (Round)	3 Mi N of Phelps
Otter Tail	Middle	7 Mi S of Battle Lake
Otter Tail	Molly Stark	2 Mi NE of Battle Lake
Otter Tail	Orwell	4.7 Mi SW Fergus Falls
Otter Tail	Rush	2 Mi N of Ottertail
Pine	Little Bass	2 Mi NW of Finlayson
Pine	Long	1 Mi N of Rutledge
Pine	Rush	1.5 Mi SE Sturgeon Lake
Polk	Breeze	2 Mi SW of Trail
Polk	Cable	2 Mi S of Mentor
Polk	Cross (Main Basin)	6 Mi NE of Fosston
Polk	Poplar	3 Mi NW of Lengby
Polk	Sand Hill	5 Mi W of Lengby
Polk	Turtle	4 Mi NE of Fosston
Polk	Whitefish	4 Mi E of Fosston
Pope	Emily	10 Mi SW of Starbuck
Pope	Malmedal	2.5 Mi S of Lowry
Pope	Signalness	5 Mi S of Starbuck
Pope	Strandness	3.5 Mi N of Starbuck
Pope	Terrace Mill Pond	At Town of Terrace
Ramsey	Birch	In White Bear Lake
Ramsey	Charley	In North Oaks
Ramsey	Como	In St. Paul
Ramsey	Deep	In North Oaks
Ramsey	Gilfillan	In North Oaks
Ramsey	Island	In Shoreview
Ramsey	Judy	In Shoreview
Ramsey	Keller	In Maplewood
Ramsey	Kohlman	In Maplewood
Ramsey	Langton (N. Bay)	In Roseville
Ramsey	Pigs Eye	In St. Paul
Ramsey	Pike	In New Brighton
Ramsey	Round	In Little Canada
Ramsey	Round	In Maplewood
Ramsey	Valentine	In Arden Hills
Ramsey	Wakefield	In Maplewood
Ramsey	Wilkinson	In North Oaks
Renville	Allie	4 Mi NE of Buffalo Lake
Rice	Mazaska	At Shieldsville
Scott	Fish	3 Mi S of Prior Lake
Scott	Murphy	2 Mi SE of Savage
Sherburne	Pickerel	4 Mi N of Clear Lake
Sherburne	Twin	3 Mi NE of Elk River
Sibley	Clear	6 Mi S of Gibbon
St Louis	Auto	6 Mi N of Mt. Iron
St Louis	Bass	5 Mi S of Biwabik
St Louis	Bergen	7 Mi N of Twig
St Louis	Day	7 Mi NE of Chisholm
St Louis	Dewey	6.5 Mi SE of Side Lake
St Louis	Doherty	3 Mi SE of Kirk
St Louis	Eagle	5.5 Mi N of Arnold
St Louis	Echo	18 Mi NE of Orr
St Louis	Elbow	1 Mi NW Iron Junction
St Louis	Elbow	9 Mi SE of Orr
St Louis	Elephant	8 Mi ESE of Ash Lake
St Louis	Fish Lk Flowage	9 Mi NW of Duluth
St Louis	Jeanette	10 Mi E of Buyck
St Louis	Kjostad	11 Mi NE of Orr
St Louis	Leander	12 Mi N of Kinney
St Louis	Little Sturgeon	At Town of Side Lake
St Louis	Long	4 Mi SE of Makinen
St Louis	Long	7.5 Mi SE of Side Lake
St Louis	Longyear	In Chisholm
St Louis	Mccormack	7 Mi SE of Side Lake
St Louis	Middle And West Sturgeon	2 Mi W Side Lake St
St Louis	Murphy	10 Mi S 0f Eveleth
St Louis	Myrtle	7 Mi E of Orr
St Louis	Nichols	3 Mi E of Payne
St Louis	Wild Rice	4 Mi W of Arnold
St Louis	Wilson	1.5 Mi N of Whiteface
Stearns	Becker	At Richmond
Stearns	Cedar Island (Koetter Lk)	Near Richmond
Stearns	Great Northern	1.5 Mi SW of Cold Spring
Stearns	Krays	1 Mi SW of Cold Spring
Stearns	Schuman	3 Mi S of Avon
Stearns	Thein	0.5 Mi SE of Richmond
Stearns	Zumwalde	2 Mi SW of Cold Spring
Stevens	Hattie	5 Mi S of Alberta
Stevens	Page	At Hancock
Washington	Elmo	In Town of Lake Elmo
Washington	Lily	In Stillwater
Washington	Little Carnelian	6 Mi S of Marine
Washington	West Boot	9 Mi N of Stillwater
Watonwan	Long	5 Mi S of St. James
Watonwan	St. James	At St. James
Wright	Constance	3 Mi N of Buffalo
Wright	Dean	3 Mi SE of Buffalo
Wright	Ember	6 Mi SE of Clearwater
Wright	Little Mary (N. Bay)	At Town of Silver Creek
Wright	Mud	2 Mi W of Monticello
Wright	Scott	2 Mi SW of South Haven