Krons Bay is a lake in Stearns County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Krons Bay?

Krons Bay has a maximum depth of 31.5 feet. The lake covers 200 acres.

Krons Bay

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No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.

Max depth

31.5 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

200 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.7 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
32 ft max depth

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Krons Bay in Stearns County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 31.5 ft. Surface area: 200 acres.

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Krons Bay is a 200-acre lake in Stearns County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 32 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Krons Bay is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water31.5 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Krons Bay is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Krons Bay is safe to swim in today is a call for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota DNR and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Krons Bay

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Krons Bay, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

31.5 ft

Surface area

200 acres

Shoreline

3.7 mi

The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.

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EPA Impairment Status

Krons Bay is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

MercuryNutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption, Recreation.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN73-0157-00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Stearns County

Horseshoe Lake4 ft clear · Eutrophic0.7 miView →Mud Lake0.6 miView →East Lake1.3 miView →Cedar Island Lake3.5 ft clear · Eutrophic1.1 miView →Flint Lake1.2 miView →Koetter Lake1.6 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Krons Bay

Where is Krons Bay?: Krons Bay is a lake in Stearns County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Krons Bay?: Krons Bay in Stearns County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 31.5 ft. Surface area: 200 acres.
Is Krons Bay safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Krons Bay is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Krons Bay?: Krons Bay has a maximum depth of 31.5 feet. The lake covers 200 acres.