---
type: lake
name: "Lake Ida"
county: "Blue Earth"
nearest_town: "Amboy"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 138
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 43.91744
longitude: -94.13735
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "07009000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lake-ida
---

# Lake Ida

Lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, near Amboy

- **Surface Area**: 138 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 0.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Ida is a 138-acre lake near Amboy in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 0.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including walleye. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 2
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Black Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lura Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lura-lake) - 6.6 miles, 1,359 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/faribault-county/bass-lake) - 7.4 miles, 199 acres
- [Mills Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/mills-lake) - 11.4 miles, 237 acres
- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/loon-lake) - 12.7 miles, 809 acres
- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lake-crystal) - 13.6 miles, 379 acres
- [Fedji Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/watonwan-county/fedji-lake) - 16.5 miles, 172 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.91744,-94.13735)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=07009000)
- [All lakes in Blue Earth County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lake-ida)*