---
type: lake
name: "Lake Le Homme Dieu"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Alexandria"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1801
max_depth_ft: 85
latitude: 45.92825
longitude: -95.35309
lake_score: 74
dnr_lake_id: "21005600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-le-homme-dieu
---

# Lake Le Homme Dieu

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Alexandria

- **Surface Area**: 1,801 acres
- **Max Depth**: 85 ft
- **Average Depth**: 19 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 74/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Le Homme Dieu is a 1,801-acre lake near Alexandria in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 85 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 19 feet, and has roughly 10.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 20 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 2024.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 17, based on 90 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 20
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

### Beaches

- Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Greater Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 17
- **Years of record**: 90
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-12
- **Latest**: 2013-05-13

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Henry](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-henry) - 2.1 miles, 152 acres
- [Lake Darling](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-darling) - 2.2 miles, 1,050 acres
- [Lake Geneva](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-geneva) - 2.2 miles, 640 acres
- [Lake Carlos](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-carlos) - 2.5 miles, 2,605 acres
- [Lake Agnes](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-agnes) - 2.6 miles, 137 acres
- [Lake Louise](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-louise) - 3.2 miles, 214 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.92825,-95.35309)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21005600)
- [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/lake-le-homme-dieu)*