---
type: lake
name: "Loon Lake"
county: "Blue Earth"
nearest_town: "Lake Crystal"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 809
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 44.09827
longitude: -94.17758
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "07009600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/loon-lake
---

# Loon Lake

Lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, near Lake Crystal

- **Surface Area**: 809 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Loon Lake is an 809-acre lake near Lake Crystal in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.6 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. 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 2022.

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**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lake-crystal) - 1.5 miles, 379 acres
- [Mills Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/mills-lake) - 1.8 miles, 237 acres
- [Fedji Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/watonwan-county/fedji-lake) - 10.4 miles, 172 acres
- [Lake Ida](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lake-ida) - 12.7 miles, 138 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/eagle-lake) - 15.5 miles, 898 acres
- [Lura Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lura-lake) - 17.7 miles, 1,359 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.09827,-94.17758)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=07009600)
- [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/loon-lake)*