Carver County Reitz Lake Nutrient TMDL Report

Reitz Lake is a deep (36 feet maximum depth), 90-acre lake located east of Waconia in Carver County, Minnesota (about 25 miles southwest of Minneapolis). The lake has a 3,621-acre (including Reitz Lake) watershed. The watershed consists of approximately 290 acres of developed land, 781 acres of natural areas, 1,942 acres of agriculture, with the remaining acres being water and wetlands. The entire watershed contains approximately 93 properties with septic systems and 118 animal units. The 2000 Carver County Census data estimates the watershed population to be 470 residents. The area immediately to the west of the lake is currently being developed and is reflected in the numbers above