---
type: lake
name: "Swede Lake"
county: "Carver"
nearest_town: "Watertown"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 433
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 44.93004
longitude: -93.81934
lake_score: 42
dnr_lake_id: "10009500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/swede-lake
---

# Swede Lake

Lake in Carver County, Minnesota, near Watertown

- **Surface Area**: 433 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 42/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Swede Lake is a 433-acre lake near Watertown in Carver County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.7 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 24 Carver County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. 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 30, based on 28 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 30
- **Years of record**: 28
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Oak Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/oak-lake) - 1.9 miles, 333 acres
- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/goose-lake) - 3.1 miles, 302 acres
- [Lake Waconia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-waconia) - 4.5 miles, 3,080 acres
- [Whaletail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/whaletail-lake) - 4.6 miles, 510 acres
- [Parley Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/parley-lake) - 5.4 miles, 258 acres
- [Little Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/little-long-lake) - 5.7 miles, 69 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.93004,-93.81934)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=10009500)
- [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/swede-lake)*