Krenz Lake

Krenz Lake earns an A — water clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate among the best monitored waters in Scott County. Clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate similarly, so there is no obvious single lever to pull on watershed management.

A TSI value of 37 puts Krenz Lake in the oligotrophic range, where biological productivity stays low and the water column remains clear. 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. Krenz Lake ranks 1 of 17 in Scott County, putting it in the upper tier of locally monitored lakes.

Krenz Lake has no invasive species recorded in Minnesota state databases as of 2024, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. 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. The lake has a partial ice record — 5 observed ice-outs, centered near 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.