Lake Assessment Program - Little Sand Lake, Hubbard County

Little Sand Lake is located near Nevis in Hubbard County. It is a large lake with a surface area of approximately 306 acres. The basin is quite deep with a maximum depth of about 80 feet and has an average depth of about 22.S feet. The watershed of Little Sand Lake is approximately 19 square miles of which (43 percent) is forested and (46.S percent) is open water. The water quality of Little Sand Lake, as measured in 1989, was quite good. Mean total phosphorus averaged 23 ug/1 and ranged between 10-43 ug/1. Chlorophyll-a concentrations averaged 2.1 ug/1 with a maximum of 3.0 ug/1. Secchi transparency averaged 17.4 feet in 1989. All these values fell within a range typical for representative, minimally impacted lakes in the Northern Lakes and Forest ecoregion.