---
type: lake
name: "Mills Lake"
county: "Blue Earth"
nearest_town: "Lake Crystal"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 237
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 44.08289
longitude: -94.14831
lake_score: 29
dnr_lake_id: "07009700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/mills-lake
---

# Mills Lake

Lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, near Lake Crystal

- **Surface Area**: 237 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 0.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 29/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Mills Lake is a 237-acre lake near Lake Crystal in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 0.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

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

## Activities

Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/loon-lake) - 1.8 miles, 809 acres
- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lake-crystal) - 3.3 miles, 379 acres
- [Lake Ida](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lake-ida) - 11.4 miles, 138 acres
- [Fedji Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/watonwan-county/fedji-lake) - 11.8 miles, 172 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/eagle-lake) - 14.7 miles, 898 acres
- [Lura Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lura-lake) - 16.2 miles, 1,359 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.08289,-94.14831)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=07009700)
- [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/mills-lake)*