---
type: lake
name: "Thomas Lake"
county: "Dakota"
nearest_town: "Eagan"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 41
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 44.79348
longitude: -93.17199
lake_score: 34
dnr_lake_id: "19006700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/thomas-lake
---

# Thomas Lake

Lake in Dakota County, Minnesota, near Eagan

- **Surface Area**: 41 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 34/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Thomas Lake is a 41-acre lake near Eagan in Dakota County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including 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 2016.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. 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 4, based on 7 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2016
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 4
- **Years of record**: 7
- **Earliest**: 2007-03-25
- **Latest**: 2008-04-16

## Nearby Lakes

- [Alimagnet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/alimagnet-lake) - 5 miles, 104 acres
- [Rogers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/rogers-lake) - 5.8 miles, 102 acres
- [Snelling Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/snelling-lake) - 6.1 miles, 103 acres
- [Lac Lavon](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/lac-lavon) - 6.2 miles, 66 acres
- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/lake-crystal) - 6.8 miles, 293 acres
- [Penn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/penn-lake) - 7.6 miles, 44 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.79348,-93.17199)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=19006700)
- [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/thomas-lake)*