---
type: lake
name: "Freeborn Lake"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Farwell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 248
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 45.79395
longitude: -95.61646
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "21016200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/freeborn-lake
---

# Freeborn Lake

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Farwell

- **Surface Area**: 248 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Freeborn Lake is a 248-acre lake near Farwell in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 3.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 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 2020.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## 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**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **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, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [South Oscar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/south-oscar-lake) - 2.3 miles, 997 acres
- [Rachel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/rachel-lake) - 3 miles, 448 acres
- [Blackwell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/blackwell-lake) - 3.6 miles, 307 acres
- [Grants Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/grants-lake) - 4.2 miles, 177 acres
- [Pocket Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/pocket-lake) - 4.8 miles, 263 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/crooked-lake) - 5.3 miles, 284 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.79395,-95.61646)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21016200)
- [All lakes in Douglas County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/freeborn-lake)*