MRBDC Blue Earth Major Watershed Lakes Description

GIS Summary Table

Lakes

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 Blue Earth River Major Watershed, Minnesota

Lake Name	County Name	Minor Watershed Number	DNR Waters Lake Number	Acres	PWI Class	Shoreland Management Zoning Classification
Amber Lake	Martin	30066	46003400	182.06	P	General Development
Big Twin Lake	Martin	30076	46013300	452.62	P	Natural Environment
Budd Lake	Martin	30067	46003000	224.46	P	General Development
Buffalo Lake	Martin	30057	46004400	248.94	P	Natural Environment
Buffalo Lake	Martin	30078	46014600	100.34	P	Natural Environment
Canright Lake	Martin	30057	46004300	39.52	P	Natural Environment
Cedar Lake	Martin	30078	46012100	720.82	P	Natural Environment
Clam Lake	Martin	30076	46011100	69.60	P	Natural Environment
Creek Lake	Martin	30070	46011700	148.17	P	Natural Environment
Eagle Lake	Martin	30073	46007800	132.63	P	Natural Environment
East Chain Lake	Martin	30062	46001000	482.52	P	Natural Environment
Fish Lake	Martin	30078	46014500	152.71	P	Natural Environment
Fox Lake	Martin	30077	46010900	932.19	P	Recreational Development
George Lake	Martin	30067	46002400	85.03	P	General Development
Hall Lake	Martin	30067	46003100	551.09	P	General Development
High Lake	Martin	30069	46003700	87.59	P	Natural Environment
Ida Lake	Blue Earth	30090	07009000	111.72	P	Natural Environment
Iowa Lake	Martin	30065	46004900	511.18	P	Natural Environment
Kiester Lake	Martin	30057	46004200	45.60	P	Natural Environment
Lake Charlotte	Martin	30069	46003900	121.17	P	Natural Environment
Lake Imogene	Martin	30058	46001200	192.21	P	Natural Environment
Lake Independence	Jackson	30096	32001700	97.08	P	Natural Environment
Lake Seymour	Martin	30076	46011300	46.74	P	Natural Environment
Laurs Lake	Jackson	30095	32001600	188.56	P	Natural Environment
Little Hall Lake	Martin	30058	46002700	37.87	P	Natural Environment
Little Twin Lake	Martin	30078	46013000	71.57	P	Natural Environment
Luedtke Slough	Martin	30067	None	24.34	N	Not in Shoreland Program
Martin Lake	Martin	30069	46003600	302.12	P	Natural Environment
Morin Lake	Freeborn	30004	24004300	20.10	P	DNR Classified - RD
Mud Lake	Martin	30066	46003500	114.71	P	Natural Environment
Murphy Lake	Martin	30070	46004800	49.14	P	Natural Environment
North Lake	Martin	30078	46014700	123.51	P	Natural Environment
North Silver Lake	Martin	30066	46001600	200.68	P	Natural Environment
Porter Lake	Blue Earth	30088	07011000	25.05	W	Not in Shoreland Program
Reinke Slough	Blue Earth	30088	07009100	15.98	W	Not in Shoreland Program
Rice Lake	Faribault	30007	22000700	257.03	P	Shoreland Residential - Faribault Co.
Rose Lake	Martin	30059	46003200	391.34	P	Natural Environment
Round Lake	Martin	30076	46011600	45.68	W	Natural Environment
Sager Lake	Martin	30062	46003300	206.87	P	Natural Environment
Sisseton Lake	Martin	30067	46002500	141.85	P	General Development
South Silver Lake	Martin	30065	46002000	246.25	P	Recreational Development
South Walnut Lake	Faribault	30007	22002200	345.75	P	Shoreland Agriculture - Faribault Co.
Swag Lake	Martin	30063	46001300	70.47	P	Natural Environment
Twin Lake	Martin	30057	46004000	8.95	P	Not in Shoreland Program
Walnut Lake	Faribault	30007	22002300	686.12	P	Shoreland Agriculture - Faribault Co.
Watkins Lake	Martin	30086	46013200	260.38	P	Natural Environment
Wilmert Lake	Martin	30066	46001400	360.36	P	Natural Environment

Lake information is generated from the MRBDC GIS lake data (lake30) and the DNR Waters Lake List from database (LAKES-DB).

Download the Lake GIS Summary Table for Blue Earth River Major Watershed.

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