---
type: lake
name: "Jessie Lake"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Nelson"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 110
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 45.86292
longitude: -95.30821
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "21005500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/jessie-lake
---

# Jessie Lake

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Nelson

- **Surface Area**: 110 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Jessie Lake is an 110-acre lake near Nelson in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface). The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 11, based on 13 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **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, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 11
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2017-04-01
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Victoria](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-victoria) - 1.4 miles, 417 acres
- [Burgen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/burgen-lake) - 2 miles, 174 acres
- [Lake Geneva](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-geneva) - 2.8 miles, 640 acres
- [Smith Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/smith-lake) - 3 miles, 666 acres
- [Union Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/union-lake) - 3.6 miles, 107 acres
- [Lake Agnes](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-agnes) - 3.9 miles, 137 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.86292,-95.30821)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21005500)
- [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/jessie-lake)*