---
type: lake
name: "Lake Emily"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Emily"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 721
max_depth_ft: 13
latitude: 46.72469
longitude: -93.94631
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "18020300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lake-emily
---

# Lake Emily

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Emily

- **Surface Area**: 721 acres
- **Max Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Emily is a 721-acre lake near Emily in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 13 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.9 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete 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 April 15, based on 23 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 15
- **Years of record**: 23
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-15
- **Latest**: 2013-05-11

## Nearby Lakes

- [Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/trout-lake) - 1.5 miles, 117 acres
- [Ruth Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ruth-lake) - 1.7 miles, 599 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lake-mary) - 1.7 miles, 413 acres
- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/pickerel-lake) - 3.4 miles, 117 acres
- [Anna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/anna-lake) - 3.5 miles, 112 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/island-lake) - 3.5 miles, 240 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.72469,-93.94631)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18020300)
- [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/lake-emily)*