Smokey Hollow Lake

On the LakeGrade scale Smokey Hollow Lake grades a B, with clarity at 6.6 ft and 14 µg/L of phosphorus placing it above the Minnesota median. Secchi readings are the weakest of the three parameters, suggesting suspended sediment or algal biomass dominates the optical signal.

A TSI near 46 places Smokey Hollow Lake in the mesotrophic band — moderate productivity, with seasonal swings between clearer spring water and richer late-summer conditions. Smokey Hollow Lake reaches 25 ft at its deepest point — typical for Minnesota mid-sized lakes, with seasonal stratification but limited cold-water refuge. Smokey Hollow Lake covers 125 acres alongside 2.0 miles of shoreline — a mid-sized water that supports a working fishery without being so large that conditions diverge between basins. Smokey Hollow Lake ranks 100 of 120 in Crow Wing County — at the lower end of the locally monitored distribution.

Smokey Hollow Lake has no invasive species recorded in Minnesota state databases as of 2024, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. The fishery is bass-led, with 9 documented species across the lake's records. A documented public access point at Smokey Hollow Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. 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.