Keller Lake

Keller Lake sits at a C on the grading scale — not impaired, not pristine, with summer measurements that vary year to year. With clarity and phosphorus scored, the sub-grades cluster within a letter of each other, pointing to stable conditions rather than one specific stressor.

Eutrophic conditions are the baseline here: clarity drops noticeably in late summer, and dissolved oxygen near the bottom can become a concern. A maximum depth of just 8 ft means sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the water column whenever wind stirs the bottom — a classic shallow-lake dynamic. At 73 acres, Keller Lake sits below the Minnesota median: a small water where shoreline activity has an outsized effect on water quality. Within Ramsey County's 49 graded lakes, Keller Lake ranks 30 — below the local median, though not at the bottom.

Eurasian watermilfoil has been documented at Keller Lake, requiring shoreline management to keep dense mats from crowding native vegetation. Keller Lake's fishery is anchored by muskellunge, with 9 documented species in total — a destination water for muskie anglers. A documented public access point at Keller Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.