---
type: lake
name: "Lake Louise"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Garfield"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 214
max_depth_ft: 33
latitude: 45.92861
longitude: -95.4193
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "21009400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-louise
---

# Lake Louise

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Garfield

- **Surface Area**: 214 acres
- **Max Depth**: 33 ft
- **Average Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Louise is a 214-acre lake near Garfield in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 33 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 18 feet, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth 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 2023.

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. Ice typically goes out around April 15, based on 58 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 15
- **Years of record**: 58
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-20
- **Latest**: 2013-05-10

## Nearby Lakes

- [North Union Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/north-union-lake) - 0.9 miles, 118 acres
- [Lake Darling](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-darling) - 1.3 miles, 1,050 acres
- [Brophy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/brophy-lake) - 2 miles, 297 acres
- [Cowdry Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/cowdry-lake) - 2 miles, 243 acres
- [Lake Henry](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-henry) - 2.8 miles, 152 acres
- [Lake Le Homme Dieu](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-le-homme-dieu) - 3.2 miles, 1,801 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.92861,-95.4193)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21009400)
- [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-louise)*