---
type: lake
name: "Freeborn Lake"
county: "Freeborn"
nearest_town: "Freeborn"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2034
max_depth_ft: 6.7
latitude: 43.74376
longitude: -93.56631
lake_score: 39
dnr_lake_id: "24004400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/freeborn-lake
---

# Freeborn Lake

Lake in Freeborn County, Minnesota, near Freeborn

- **Surface Area**: 2,034 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Average Depth**: 2 ft
- **Shoreline**: 11.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 0.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 39/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Freeborn Lake is a 2,034-acre lake near Freeborn in Freeborn County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 2 feet, and has roughly 11.8 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 8 Freeborn County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 0.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including northern pike and yellow perch. 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) managed by the county.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 4
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Green Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [White Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/white-lake) - 9.6 miles, 168 acres
- [Fountain Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/fountain-lake) - 10.7 miles, 522 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/faribault-county/rice-lake) - 11 miles, 266 acres
- [Pickeral Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/pickeral-lake) - 11.2 miles, 588 acres
- [St. Olaf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/waseca-county/st-olaf-lake) - 13.3 miles, 91 acres
- [Bear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/bear-lake) - 14.1 miles, 1,033 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.74376,-93.56631)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=24004400)
- [All lakes in Freeborn County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county)

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