---
type: lake
name: "Horseshoe Lake"
county: "Chisago"
nearest_town: "Harris"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 224
max_depth_ft: 53
latitude: 45.594
longitude: -93.05455
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "13007300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/horseshoe-lake
---

# Horseshoe Lake

Lake in Chisago County, Minnesota, near Harris

- **Surface Area**: 224 acres
- **Max Depth**: 53 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Horseshoe Lake is a 224-acre lake near Harris in Chisago County, Minnesota. It reaches 53 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 4.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.4 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

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**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/fish-lake) - 1.3 miles, 319 acres
- [Rabour Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/rabour-lake) - 1.4 miles, 53 acres
- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/goose-lake) - 2.9 miles, 732 acres
- [Skogman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/skogman-lake) - 5 miles, 228 acres
- [East Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/east-rush-lake) - 6.5 miles, 1,494 acres
- [West Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/west-rush-lake) - 6.7 miles, 1,594 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.594,-93.05455)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=13007300)
- [All lakes in Chisago County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county)

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