Mccraney Lake

On the LakeGrade rubric, Mccraney Lake pulls an A: clarity at 12.1 ft and 19 µg/L of phosphorus put it in the top bracket for Minnesota. The three sub-grades — clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a — track close together, so no single parameter is dragging the average.

The lake sits in the mesotrophic zone — the band where most well-managed Minnesota lakes fall. 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. Among the 16 graded lakes in Mahnomen County, Mccraney Lake ranks 2 — in the top quartile locally.

No invasive species are currently listed at Mccraney Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Mccraney Lake, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. The lake lacks a documented public access point, so visitor use is limited. 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.