Water Quality
Chisago County
Chisago County implements a Water Quality Monitoring Program to monitor lakes for water clarity, nutrient levels, watercolor, and algae abundance. Yearly monitoring provides a basis for determining the improvement or degradation of water quality over time. Chisago County staff monitor the following lakes each year: East Rush, Fish, Horseshoe, Mandall, North Goose, Rabour, South Goose and West Rush Lakes. Visit the monitoring reports below to see how the lakes rank from highest water quality to lowest quality.
Chisago Lakes Lake Improvement District
One of the goals of the Lake Improvement District is to preserve, protect and enhance water quality within the Chisago Lakes Watershed. This goal is accomplished through monitoring lakes for water quality, support adoption of uniform water protection ordinances, and participation in projects that will help meet the goals of the Chisago Lakes Chain of Lakes.
Chisago County staff monitor the following lakes located in the Chisago Lakes Lake Improvement District each year: Chisago, Green, Kroon, Little, Little Green, North Center, North Lindstrom, South Center, South Lindstrom and Spider Lakes. Volunteers monitor Bloom, Emily, Linn, Mattson, Ogren, Pioneer, School, Swamp and Wallmark Lakes. Visit the monitoring reports below to see how the lakes rank from highest water quality to lowest quality.
Lake Water Quality Monitoring and Reports
- Chisago Lakes LID - Volunteer Lake Water Quality Monitoring (PDF)
- Chisago County Lake Water Quality Monitoring - Conductivity and Chloride (PDF)
- 2005 Lake Water Quality Monitoring Program (PDF)
- 2007 Lake Water Quality Monitoring Program (PDF)
- 2008 Chisago County Volunteer Lake Water Quality Monitoring Report (PDF)
- 2009 Lake Water Quality Monitoring Program (PDF)
- 2009-2010 Stream Water Quality Monitoring (PDF)
- 2010 Chisago Lakes Chain of Lakes Lake Monitoring Report (PDF)
- 2010 Chisago Lakes Chain of Lakes Stream Monitoring Report (PDF)
- 2012 Lake Water Quality and Aquatic Invasive Species (PDF)
- 2013 Lake Water Quality and Aquatic Invasive Species (PDF)
- 2014 Lake Water Quality and Aquatic Invasive Species
- 2015 Chisago County Lake Water Quality Monitoring Report
- 2016 Chisago County Lake Water Quality Monitoring Report (PDF)
- 2017 Chisago County Lake Water Quality Monitoring Report (PDF)
- 2018 Chisago County Lake Water Quality Monitoring Report (PDF)
- 2019 Chisago County Lake Water Quality Monitoring Report (PDF)
Total Maximum Daily Load Studies
Ways to Improve Water Quality in Local Lakes
Contact Us
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Jerry Spetzman
Administrator
Lake Improvement District
313 N Main St
Room 243
Center City, MN 55012
Phone: 651-213-8383
Email Jerry Spetzman
Susanna Wilson Witkowski
Water Resource Manager
Chisago County
313 N Main St
Room 243
Center City, MN 55012
Phone: 651-213-8380
Email Susanna Wilson Witkowski
Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Weekends and Holidays
Closed
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