Lake Hendricks Lake Assessment Report

Lake Hendricks is a 1,557-acre lake in western Lincoln County within the Lac qui Parle River watershed. Hendricks, MN is on the northern shore of the lake. The lake has a maximum depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet), making it 100% littoral, and a mean depth of 1.5 meters (5 feet). There are four public accesses around the lake. The total watershed for Lake Hendricks is 24,891 acres. Lake Hendricks is located within the Northern Glaciated Plains (NGP) ecoregion. Lake Hendricks is a shallow, polymictic lake that forms no temperature layers and is continuously mixing. Based on recent water quality data (2007-2008) presented in this report, Lake Hendricks is considered to be hypereutrophic. Increased plant growth, higher nutrient levels, and algal bloom occurrences leading to reduced transparency are all likely results. Based on the results presented in this report Lake Hendricks will be included on the 2010 303(d) list that Minnesota will submit to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.