BONE LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

Bone Lake Management District Overview

CLFLWD's district-wide map with only Bone Lake district highlighted.

Named Lakes

Moody

Bone

Lendt

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Sea

Pine

Municipalities

Scandia (51%)

Chisago Lakes Township (47%)

Franconia Township (2%)

Characteristics

10,082 acres

32.1 miles of watercourses

1,781 acres of wetland

Bone Lake

Lake Size: 221 acres
Drainage Area: 5,586 acres
Max Depth: 30 feet
Lake Grade: B

Bone Lake is the second largest lake in the District and considered an “active recreation lake”. Although considered a deep lake, Bone exhibits some shallow lake characteristics because 58% of its area is in the littoral zone where rooted plants can grow. Bone Lake has a public boat landing and is used recreationally for swimming, fishing, and motorized and non-motorized boating. In 2004, it was placed on the State’s Impaired Waters List due to high nutrients.

Water Quality

In 2004 Bone Lake was placed on the State’s Impaired Waters List due to high nutrients. Over the past several years the CLFLWD has implemented several water quality projects to address the excess nutrients, such as phosphorus, entering the lake. These projects have resulted in a phosphorus load reduction of 786lb/yr, or 93% of the District’s goal for Bone Lake. Bone Lake has had a statistically significant improving trend in phosphorus and secchi depth since 2011 and is currently meeting the 10-year (2031) District goal for phosphorus.

Learn more about Bone Lake’s water quality improvements in the 2023 Progress Summary or peruse the reports available in the document library below. To view only the reports for Bone lake, select “Bone Lake” from the tags drop down menu.

Bone Lake Water Level

Aerial photo of Bone Lake

Progress toward Bone Lake’s phosphorus reduction goals as of 2023

Moody Lake

Lake Size: 45 acres
Drainage Area: 2,315 acres
Max Depth: 48 feet
Lake Grade: C

Overview

Moody Lake is a small natural environment lake located just north of Bone Lake. The surrounding land is mostly rural and agricultural in nature. There is no public boat access, however some passive recreation (non-motorized boating, fishing, wildlife viewing) does occur on the lake.

Water Quality

In 2008 Moody Lake was placed on the State’s Impaired Waters List due to high nutrients. Over the past several years the CLFLWD has implemented several water quality projects to address the excess nutrients, such as phosphorus, entering the lake. These projects have resulted in a phosphorus load reduction of 879lb/yr, or 88% of the District’s goal for Moody Lake. Moody Lake has had a statistically significant improving trend in phosphorus since 2005 and met state water quality standards for the first time in 2020.

Learn more about Moody Lake’s water quality improvements in the 2023 Progress Summary or perusing the reports available in the document library below. To view only the reports for Moody lake, select “Moody Lake” from the tags drop down menu.

Aerial Photo of Moody Lake

Progress toward Moody Lake’s phosphorus reduction goals as of 2023

BONE LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT