Krenz Lake

Krenz Lake earns an A — every scored parameter (clarity) rates among the best monitored waters in Scott County.

The lake's low TSI puts it in oligotrophic territory — the cleanest of the four trophic classes, but also the most vulnerable to nutrient-driven shifts. The lake's maximum depth is not yet documented in state morphometric records — context for its physical structure remains limited. The lake's surface area is not consistently recorded across state datasets — physical context remains partial. Within Scott County's 17 graded waters, Krenz Lake sits at rank 1, near the top of the local distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Krenz Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Krenz Lake, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. No formal public access is documented at Krenz Lake — most use is by shoreline residents and their guests. Ice-out has been recorded 5 times at Krenz Lake, with a median around Apr 6. 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.