Minnesota. Department of Natural ResourcesThese data include data to support evaluations of lake health across Minnesota. Healthy lakes are near to their natural state and are impacted by factors that occur both within a lake and surrounding near shore areas as well as within the watershed that drains to a lake (or lakeshed). Lake health scores include multiple components that together characterize lake conditions including water quality, biology, hydrology, geomorphology, and connectivity. Additional data presented here provide basic information about a lake's characteristics and location as well as metrics used to derive lake health scores. The lake health scores and additional data can also be accessed through a web application; learn more about the Watershed Health Assessment Framework for Lakes at: https://arcgis.dnr.state.mn.us/ewr/whaflakes/To support planning, natural resource management, research and other resource protection-related activities through the delivery of consistent, repeatable, comprehensive, and relevant metrics and health scores. Time Period of Content date indicates the date that changes were last made to this dataset. Development of indices is ongoing. Every effort is made to use the most current data available, the exact date will vary from one index score to another.Filesenv-watershed-health-lake-scoresengPublicWatershed Health Assessment for Lakes Scores [Minnesota]DatasetsMinnesota2023-05-18Minnesota Geospatial Commons