---
type: lake
name: "Dolney Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Emily"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 272
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 46.67397
longitude: -94.00597
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "18019500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/dolney-lake
---

# Dolney Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Emily

- **Surface Area**: 272 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Average Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Dolney Lake is a 272-acre lake near Emily in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 4 feet, and has roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

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**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **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, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Goodrich Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/goodrich-lake) - 1.6 miles, 382 acres
- [O'Brien Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/o-brien-lake) - 1.7 miles, 186 acres
- [Velvet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/velvet-lake) - 2 miles, 167 acres
- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/pickerel-lake) - 2.9 miles, 117 acres
- [Adney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/adney-lake) - 3.1 miles, 310 acres
- [Greer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/greer-lake) - 3.3 miles, 354 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.67397,-94.00597)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18019500)
- [All lakes in Crow Wing County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/dolney-lake)*