---
type: lake
name: "Bush Lake"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Bloomington"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 171
max_depth_ft: 28
latitude: 44.83618
longitude: -93.38349
lake_score: 63
dnr_lake_id: "27004700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/bush-lake
---

# Bush Lake

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Bloomington

- **Surface Area**: 171 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 63/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bush Lake is a 171-acre lake near Bloomington in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. Special fishing regulations apply to muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. OpenStreetMap shows Bush Lake Beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 8, based on 9 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge**: Minimum size limit 40". Possession limit one.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

### Beaches

- Bush Lake Beach

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 8
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2021-03-25
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Hyland Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/hyland-lake) - 1.2 miles, 84 acres
- [Staring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/staring-lake) - 3.5 miles, 167 acres
- [Bryant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/bryant-lake) - 3.7 miles, 180 acres
- [Penn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/penn-lake) - 3.9 miles, 44 acres
- [Red Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/red-rock-lake) - 4.6 miles, 97 acres
- [Mitchell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/mitchell-lake) - 5.6 miles, 114 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.83618,-93.38349)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27004700)
- [All lakes in Hennepin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county)

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