Crow Wing County Lakes Prioritization and Screening

Crow Wing County is located in the lakes country of northern Minnesota. Scenic lakes, rivers and streams cover 14% of the surface area of Crow Wing County - and an additional 14% of the county is covered by wetlands. These resources are valued for their excellent recreation opportunities and water quality. In 2008, for the purpose of future water planning, the Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) decided to evaluate the water quality of the large lakes (>1,000 acres) in Crow Wing County. In 2011, 2013, and 2015 additional lakes were evaluated using the same process. This report contains results from all lake studies, evaluating a total of 73 lakes. Lakes evaluated in this report are indicated in dark blue in Figure 1 and listed in Table 1.