Silver Lake
| Size | 71 acres |
| Volume | 190 acre-ft |
| Average depth | 5 ft |
| Max depth | 14 ft |
| Watershed size | 407 acres |
| MPCA lake classification | Shallow |
| Impairment listing | Not Listed |
| Trophic status | Hypereutrophic |
| Common fish | Unknown |
| Invasive species | Curlyleaf Pondweed, Purple Loosestrife |
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
- Silver Lake Water Quality Improvement Project Plans
- Silver Lake Water Quality Feasibility Report
- Silver Lake Factsheet
- Paleolimnological analysis of Silver Lake (2015)
- Aquatic Plant Survey: Silver Lake (2017)
- Development and implementation of a sustainable strategy to contorl common carp in the Purgatory Creek Chain of Lakes (2015)
- Purgatory Creek Watershed Use Attainability Analysis (UAA) Executive Summary (2017)
- Purgatory Creek Watershed Use Attainability Analysis (UAA; 2017)
Related Projects
Silver Lake Water Quality Improvement Project
This project will stabilize a ravine and capture runoff to reduce future erosion along Silver Lake.
Silver Lake Water Quality Project
The Watershed District is working to engage residents who live in Silver Lake's watershed to take action to protect clean water.
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
