Staring Lake
The Duck Lake Subwatershed is a 0.36-square-mile subsection of the Purgatory Creek Subwatershed (a subsection of the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District) that drains to Duck Lake, which ultimately drains to Purgatory Creek.
Characteristics
| Size | 166 acres |
| Volume | 1,220 acre-ft |
| Average depth | 7 ft |
| Max depth | 16 ft |
| Watershed size | 10,206 acres |
| Land draining directly into | 314 acres |
| MPCA lake classification | Shallow |
| Impairment listing | Mercury & Nutrients |
| Trophic status | Hypereutrophic |
| Common fish | Bluegill, Black Crappie, Black Bullhead |
| Invasive species | Curlyleaf Pondweed, Eurasion Watermilfoil, Common Carp, Brittle Naiad |
Learn More
- 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 and for the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area.
Factsheet
Related Documents
- Aquatic Plant Community of Lakes Lucy, Mitchell, Susan, Riley and Staring within the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed: Final Report for 2015-2017
- Development and implementation of a sustainable strategy to contorl common carp in the Purgatory Creek Chain of Lakes
- Staring Lake: EWM Early Detection & Rapid Response (2015)
