Lakes

GIS Summary Table

Explanation of data fields in the following lake table:

Lake Name	Name presented on the USGS 24,000 series quadrangle maps.
County Name	County in which the majority of the lake is located.
Minor Watershed Number	Number of the minor watershed in which the lake is located.
DNR Waters Lake Number	Eight digit code: two digit code representing the alphabetical list of counties in Minnesota + four digit lake number + two digit lake subbasin number.
Acres	Lake area in acres as represented on USGS 24,000 series quadrangle maps.
PWI Class	Protected Water Inventory Classification. Classifications include: P = Protected (Public) Water W = Protected (Public Waters) Wetland N = Not Protected Water or Wetland A = Protected Water or Wetland in an adjacent county; not protected in the indicated county R = Renumbered; water has been assigned a legal Protected Waters Inventory number different from historic Bulletin 25 identification number
Shoreland Management Zoning Class	Zoning classifications of lakes based on current DNR approved shoreland ordinances. Classifications include: Natural Environment, Recreational Development, General Development, Multiple, Not in Shoreland Program.

Lakes within the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed

Lake Name	County Name	Minor Watershed Number	DNR Waters Lake Number	Acres	PWI Class	Shoreland Management Zoning Classification
Bolland Slough	Lac qui Parle	24046	37021700	44.24	P	DNR Classified - NE
Bolland Slough	Lac qui Parle	24048	37021600	47.78	P	DNR Classified - NE
Culver Lake	Yellow Medicine	24011	87012600	76.42	P	Not in Shoreland Program
Lake Hendricks	Lincoln	24070	41011000	1536.68	P	General Development
Lake Sylvan	Yellow Medicine	24016	87013400	7.94	P	Not in Shoreland Program
Larson Slough	Lac qui Parle	24057	None	18.72	N	Not in Shoreland Program
Salt Lake	Lac qui Parle	24029	37022900	217.00	P	Natural Environment
Swanson Lake	Lac qui Parle	24056	37004300	39.21	P	DNR Classified - NE
Twin Lake	Lincoln	24065	41010200	6.74	P	Natural Environment
Twin Lake	Lincoln	24065	41010200	185.67	P	Natural Environment
Twin Lake	Lincoln	24065	41010800	6.33	P	Natural Environment
Twin Lake	Lincoln	24065	41010800	152.86	P	Natural Environment

Lake information is generated from the MRBDC GIS lake data (lake24) and the DNR Waters Lake List from database (LAKES-DB).

Download the Lake GIS Summary Table for Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.

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