---
type: lake
name: "Oak Lake"
county: "Carver"
nearest_town: "Watertown"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 333
max_depth_ft: 11
latitude: 44.95456
longitude: -93.80105
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "10009300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/oak-lake
---

# Oak Lake

Lake in Carver County, Minnesota, near Watertown

- **Surface Area**: 333 acres
- **Max Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Oak Lake is a 333-acre lake near Watertown in Carver County, Minnesota. It reaches 11 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2011.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around March 29, based on 5 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2011
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 29
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2002-04-28

## Nearby Lakes

- [Swede Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/swede-lake) - 1.9 miles, 433 acres
- [Whaletail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/whaletail-lake) - 3.9 miles, 510 acres
- [Little Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/little-long-lake) - 4.7 miles, 69 acres
- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/goose-lake) - 5 miles, 302 acres
- [Dutch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/dutch-lake) - 5.9 miles, 175 acres
- [Lake Waconia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-waconia) - 6 miles, 3,080 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.95456,-93.80105)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=10009300)
- [All lakes in Carver County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county)

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