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Kabekona Bay Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Kabekona Lake. Both are in Minnesota.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated

Kabekona Bay Lake and Kabekona Lake are both in Minnesota — a same-state head-to-head where the comparison comes down to lake-specific differences in depth, watershed, and monitoring history rather than the broader state-level water-quality regime. These two sit close on their nutrient and algae readings, Kabekona Bay Lake versus Kabekona Lake. The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.

With readings this close, the choice between the two lakes turns on non-water-quality factors: depth, fish species, public access, distance from home. The per-lake pages below cover all of those.

Kabekona Bay Lake

Cass County, Minnesota

Crystal clear, you can see 17.2 ft down.

Kabekona Lake

Hubbard County, Minnesota

Good clarity, visible to about 12.1 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

MetricKabekona Bay LakeKabekona Lake
Water Clarity17.2 ft Better12.1 ft
Phosphorus10 µg/L Better11 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)2.7 µg/L2.6 µg/L Better
Maximum Depth150 ft Better133 ft
Surface Area103,444 acres2,433 acres
Public AccessYesYes
Fish Species1820 Better
Trophic Stateoligotrophicoligotrophic

A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.

Verdict

Kabekona Bay Lake and Kabekona Lake read the same on nutrients and algae overall. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Kabekona Bay Lake: 17.2 ft, Kabekona Lake: 12.1 ft) and what you want from the lake. Kabekona Bay Lake has fewer fish species than Kabekona Lake.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.