Where is Saint Albans Bay?

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

How deep is Saint Albans Bay?

Saint Albans Bay has a maximum depth of 38.8 feet. The lake covers 160 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Saint Albans Bay?

Saint Albans Bay has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Bean's Greenwood Marina, Excelsior Bay Harbor, MarineMax Excelsior.

Can I fish at Saint Albans Bay?

Saint Albans Bay has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Minnesota's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Saint Albans Bay

Hennepin County, Minnesota160 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

38.8 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

160 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
39 ft max depth

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Saint Albans Bay in Hennepin County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 38.8 ft. Surface area: 160 acres.

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Saint Albans Bay is a 160-acre lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota with a maximum depth of 39 feet. Public access is available with 3 public boat landings.

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

What Saint Albans Bay is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch3 documented ramps
Deep water38.8 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Saint Albans 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 Saint Albans Bay

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Saint Albans 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

38.8 ft

Surface area

160 acres

Shoreline

2.6 mi

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

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Bean's Greenwood MarinaSemi-private
Excelsior Bay HarborSemi-private
MarineMax ExcelsiorSemi-private

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Saint Albans Bay

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MN27-0133-04 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Hennepin County

Christmas Lake0.9 miView →Galpin Lake0.9 miView →Silver Lake5.2 ft clear · Eutrophic1.2 miView →Tanager Lake2.3 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →Shaver Lake4 ft clear—View →Minnetonka Lake10 ft clear · Mesotrophic3.4 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Saint Albans Bay

Where is Saint Albans Bay?: Saint Albans Bay is a lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Saint Albans Bay?: Saint Albans Bay in Hennepin County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 38.8 ft. Surface area: 160 acres.
Is Saint Albans Bay safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Saint Albans Bay is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Saint Albans Bay?: Saint Albans Bay has a maximum depth of 38.8 feet. The lake covers 160 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Saint Albans Bay?: Saint Albans Bay has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Bean's Greenwood Marina, Excelsior Bay Harbor, MarineMax Excelsior.
Can I fish at Saint Albans Bay?: Saint Albans Bay has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Minnesota's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.