Lake Susan
| Size | 88 acres |
| Volume | 884 acre-ft |
| Average depth | 10 ft |
| Max depth | 17 ft |
| Watershed size | 1281 acres |
| Land draining directly into | 66 acres |
| MPCA lake classification | Shallow |
| Impairment listing | Mercury & Nutrients |
| Trophic status | Eutrophic |
| Common fish | Bluegill, Black Crappie, Northern Pike, Black Bullhead |
| Invasive species | Curlyleaf Pondweed, Eurasian Watermilfoil, Common Carp |
For more information about waterbody impairments, visit the Minnesota's Impaired Waters List webpage managed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Water Quality
Chlorophyll-A Levels per Year
Phosphorus Levels per Year
Secchi Disk Depth per Year
Factsheet
RElated Documents
- 2018June22 Lake Susan Lake Level Sensors data collection cropped
- Engineers Report Lake Susan Water Quality Improvement Project 2014
- Lake Susan Factsheet
- Development and Implementation of a sustainable strategy to control common carp in Riley Creek chain of lakes (2015)
- Aquatic Plant Community of Lakes Lucy, Mitchell, Susan, Riley and Staring within the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed: Final Report for 2015-2017
Related Projects
Lake Susan Spent Lime Treatment
RPBCWD and the City of Chanhassen installed a spent-lime treatment system to reduce phosphorus loading into Lake Susan.
Lake Susan Park Pond Project
As part of an ongoing effort to improve water quality in Lake Susan, the District and the city of Chanhassen are teaming up to fund a water filtering and conservation project at Lake Susan Park Pond.
DNR LakeFinder
Get information on water levels, fish stocking, and water clarity.
MPCA Surface Water Data
Find historical lake and stream water quality data.
Metropolitan Council
View and download information on lakes, rivers, streams, rain gauges
