3 miles west of St. Joseph
Stearns County, Minnesota · 45.5509° N, 94.3653° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Kraemer Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:15 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Kraemer Lake was in July 2022: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 14 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1984 1.6 · 1989 2.8 · 2007 1.8 · 2022 0.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1978 67 · 1984 46 · 1989 88 · 2007 24 · 2022 48
Walleye: 6 measured, 9 to 24 in, half 9 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, below normal (normal 1.7–3.6 lb).
Northern pike: 56 measured, 12 to 34 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, normal (normal 1.4–2.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 38 measured, 7 to 19 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1.3 lb).
Black crappie: 57 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.22 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 858 measured, 3 to 7 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.19 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 11 Jul 2022, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Measured water clarity averages about 6 ft: the Secchi depth across 2 readings, 2007–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Kraemer Lake is 30 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 195 acres.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2022 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, pumpkinseed, northern pike and black crappie.
About 62% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.