Information on East Boot Lake

100-Yr. Flood Elev.  919.6 (FEMA)

East Boot Lake has limited existing development adjacent to it since the eastern side of the lake is in the Wilder Forest and the western half is owned by a single landowner who is currently operating a dairy farm.  The lake receives some fishing pressure in both winter and summer.  In-lake phosphorus concentrations typically exceed the MPCA standard of (40 mg/L) and the lake is therefore listed as impaired. Based on an Aerial Lakeshore Analysis, the major influence on the lake is non-point source runoff from agricultural fields and dairy operation adjacent to the lake followed by non-point source pollution from County Road 55.