---
type: lake
name: "Rogers Lake"
county: "Dakota"
nearest_town: "Mendota Heights"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 102
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 44.87429
longitude: -93.13838
lake_score: 46
dnr_lake_id: "19008000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/rogers-lake
---

# Rogers Lake

Lake in Dakota County, Minnesota, near Mendota Heights

- **Surface Area**: 102 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 46/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rogers Lake is a 102-acre lake near Mendota Heights in Dakota County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. 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 2018.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Picnicking

## Amenities

Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Snelling Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/snelling-lake) - 2.4 miles, 103 acres
- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/pickerel-lake) - 3.1 miles, 114 acres
- [Lake Nokomis](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-nokomis) - 5.6 miles, 201 acres
- [Thomas Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/thomas-lake) - 5.8 miles, 41 acres
- [Pigs Eye Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/pigs-eye-lake) - 6 miles, 674 acres
- [Penn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/penn-lake) - 8.4 miles, 44 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.87429,-93.13838)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=19008000)
- [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/rogers-lake)*