Information on Sand Lake

Ordinary High Water      963.2 

100-Yr. Flood Elev     966.8 (District, 10-day snowmelt) 

Sand Lake watershed is in the City of Scandia and is downstream of Hay Lake ultimately discharging to the St. Croix River.  Sand Lake does not typically outlet but has occasionally in the past.  Sand Lake watershed is currently dominated by undeveloped, single family residential and agricultural land uses.  Areas of commercial, park, multi-family residential and institutional land uses occur in and around Scandia’s village center.  Sand Lake does not have public access and the majority of the shoreland is in private ownership.  2020 land use shows a majority of the watershed converting to rural or large-lot residential land use.  As land use in the watershed converts to rural or large lot residential and multi-optional development, the amount of impervious surface will increase.