Lotus Lake
| Size | 248 acres |
| Volume | 2,500 acre-feet |
| Average depth | 16 feet |
| Max depth | 31 feet |
| Watershed size | 1,048 acres |
| Land draining directly into | 316 acres |
| MPCA lake classification | Deep |
| Impairment listing | Mercury, nutrients, fish |
| Trophic status | Hypereutrophic |
| Common fish | Bluegill, Yellow Bullhead, Walleye, Black Crappie |
| Invasive species | Eurasian Watermilfoil, Common Carp, Curlyleaf Pondweed, Brittle Naiad |
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
- RPBCWD Lotus Lake Aquatic Vegetation Managment Plan Update 10.5.2022
- Development and implementation of a sustainable strategy to contorl common carp in the Purgatory Creek Chain of Lakes (2015)
- Historical water quality and ecological change of three lakes in the RPBCWD (2011)
- Lotus Lake Factsheet
- Purgatory Creek Watershed Use Attainability Analysis (UAA) Executive Summary (2017)
- Purgatory Creek Watershed Use Attainability Analysis (UAA; 2017)
Related Projects
Lotus Lake Water Quality Improvement Project
This project will reduce the phosphorus loading and improve the water quality of Lotus Lake.
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
