Upper and Lower Prior Lake are located in Prior Lake, Minnesota – south of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The two lakes are almost directly in the center of the city. Upper Lake drains into Lower Lake. Upper Prior Lake spans 416 acres, with an average depth of 10 feet and a max depth of 43 […]

Lake Swede is in Watertown, Minnesota – directly west of Lake Minnetonka. It is neighbors to Lake Waconia, Mud Lake and Oak Lake – all being relatively small-sized.  The lake is also close to the Timber Creek Golf Course and the Waconia State Wildlife Management Area. It is 433 acres in size and has 3.67 […]

Lake Bavaria is in Carver County, Minnesota neighboring Wassermann Lake. It is to the south of Lake Minnetonka and small in comparison at 166 acres in size with about 2.5 miles of shoreline. The lake has a max depth of 66 feet. Funny enough, this is unusually deep for a lake of its size! The […]

About the lake: Lake Waconia is located in Carver County, Minnesota right off of county road 5. The lake is just a 4 minute drive from Crown College and right next to the Island View Golf Club.  Its size is 3,080 acres with its shore line spanning 10.8 miles. It is the second largest lake in […]

Lake Minnewashta is located in Chanhassen, Minnesota and is near Lake Minnetonka and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. It also encompasses the popular Lake Minnewashta Regional Park. The lake is 680 acres in size (less than 5% the size of its neighbor, Lake Minnetonka). Average depth of the lake is 15 feet and 70 feet at […]

Lake weed removal plays a very important role in the health of your lakeshore which is why the Minnesota DNR, along with many others, continue their research on finding the most effective solutions to removing lake weeds from our Minnesota lakes. Lake weeds are not only a nuisance to boaters, but they can also be […]

Here at Waterfront Restoration, we pride ourselves on our wide service area of lakefront properties that span the metro area of Minnesota and into Wisconsin! In fact, below is a general list of the most popular lakes that we service in Minnesota. Generally, we service Hennepin, Carver, Sherburne, and Anoka County, as well as into […]

Recently, a watercraft inspector discovered starry stonewort, an invasive weed species, in Medicine Lake. Since showing up in Minnesota in 2015, there have been a variety of attempts to control/remove the aquatic invader. Medicine Lake is one of the neighboring lakes to Lake Minnetonka which has raised some concerns within the community as to if […]

Invasive Weed Species in Minnesota have become a huge issue for our 10,000 lakes. More and more individuals are trying to stop and prevent their presence in our lakes. This is because as invasive species develop a superior existence within the lakes, there are less resources and space for native weeds and animals – which […]