Plaisted Lake

Water Quality & Lake Levels

These lakes continue to be monitored for water quality every two weeks spring through fall annually.  The most current information can be found in the annual monitoring reports in Appendix B (lakes are listed alphabetically).  Click here.

Lake elevation is also monitored during these events and reported regularly to the MN Department of Natural Resources (MnDNR).  You can view the most current lake levels on the MnDNR tool called Lake Finder.

In Lake Finder, you can view:

• Period of record
• # of readings
• Highest recorded elevation
• Lowest recorded elevation
• Recorded range (how much does the lake fluctuate)
• Last reading elevation with date

The 100-year high water level for Plaisted Lake is 974.5 ft (same as Goggins Lake).  See the District's page on Flooding for tips on how to plan for high water.

• Animation of Northern Chain of Lakes - as water levels increase, water flows from Plaisted to North & South School Section to Goggins Lake.  However, before the water level reaches the constructed outlet to Goggins, the water will raise further in South School Section before finally outletting the system at 970.5 ft.  The system is monitored regularly and functioned as designed in the last high water cycle in 2019-2020.