---
type: lake
name: "George Lake"
county: "Anoka"
nearest_town: "Saint Francis (Anoka)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 489
max_depth_ft: 32
latitude: 45.35624
longitude: -93.33662
lake_score: 65
dnr_lake_id: "02009100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/george-lake
---

# George Lake

Lake in Anoka County, Minnesota, near Saint Francis (Anoka)

- **Surface Area**: 489 acres
- **Max Depth**: 32 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 65/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

George Lake is a 489-acre lake near Saint Francis (Anoka) in Anoka County, Minnesota. It reaches 32 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 3.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 7, based on 58 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 7
- **Years of record**: 58
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-15
- **Latest**: 1996-04-23

## Nearby Lakes

- [East Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/east-twin-lake) - 8.2 miles, 92 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/long-lake) - 8.2 miles, 387 acres
- [Ham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/ham-lake) - 8.8 miles, 155 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/fish-lake) - 8.9 miles, 334 acres
- [Coon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/coon-lake) - 9 miles, 1,481 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/crooked-lake) - 10 miles, 115 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.35624,-93.33662)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=02009100)
- [All lakes in Anoka County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county)

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