---
type: lake
name: "State Line Lake"
county: "Freeborn"
nearest_town: "Emmons"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 372
latitude: 43.50783
longitude: -93.47333
lake_score: 35
dnr_lake_id: "24003000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/state-line-lake
---

# State Line Lake

Lake in Freeborn County, Minnesota, near Emmons

- **Surface Area**: 372 acres
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 35/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

State Line Lake is a 372-acre lake near Emmons in Freeborn County, Minnesota. It has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including northern pike, bluegill, 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 2017.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/bear-lake) - 3 miles, 1,033 acres
- [Pickeral Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/pickeral-lake) - 9.1 miles, 588 acres
- [White Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/white-lake) - 11.1 miles, 168 acres
- [Albert Lea Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/albert-lea-lake) - 11.7 miles, 2,669 acres
- [Fountain Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/fountain-lake) - 11.8 miles, 522 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/faribault-county/rice-lake) - 16.1 miles, 266 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.50783,-93.47333)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=24003000)
- [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/state-line-lake)*