---
type: lake
name: "Kraemer Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Saint Joseph"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 195
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 45.55129
longitude: -94.36581
lake_score: 32
dnr_lake_id: "73006400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/kraemer-lake
---

# Kraemer Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Saint Joseph

- **Surface Area**: 195 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 32/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Kraemer Lake is a 195-acre lake near Saint Joseph in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Picnicking

## Amenities

Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/island-lake) - 1.6 miles, 116 acres
- [Sagatagan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/sagatagan-lake) - 1.9 miles, 227 acres
- [Big Watab Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/big-watab-lake) - 4.1 miles, 246 acres
- [Linneman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/linneman-lake) - 5.2 miles, 110 acres
- [Big Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/big-fish-lake) - 5.4 miles, 557 acres
- [Pleasant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/pleasant-lake) - 5.5 miles, 218 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.55129,-94.36581)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73006400)
- [All lakes in Stearns County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/kraemer-lake)*