---
type: lake
name: "Lac Lavon"
county: "Dakota"
nearest_town: "Burnsville"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 66
max_depth_ft: 32
latitude: 44.72111
longitude: -93.245
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "19044600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/lac-lavon
---

# Lac Lavon

Lake in Dakota County, Minnesota, near Burnsville

- **Surface Area**: 66 acres
- **Max Depth**: 32 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.1 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lac Lavon is a 66-acre lake near Burnsville in Dakota County, Minnesota. It reaches 32 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.1 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2004.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and brittle naiad — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 8, based on 10 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2004
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Swim Beach

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 8
- **Years of record**: 10
- **Earliest**: 2025-03-26
- **Latest**: 2008-04-20

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/lake-crystal) - 1.1 miles, 293 acres
- [Alimagnet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/alimagnet-lake) - 1.8 miles, 104 acres
- [Orchard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/orchard-lake) - 3.4 miles, 238 acres
- [Lake Marion](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/lake-marion) - 4.2 miles, 530 acres
- [Thomas Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/thomas-lake) - 6.2 miles, 41 acres
- [Cleary Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/cleary-lake) - 7.5 miles, 145 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.72111,-93.245)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=19044600)
- [All lakes in Dakota County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/lac-lavon)*