---
type: lake
name: "Dutch Lake"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Mound"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 175
max_depth_ft: 45
latitude: 44.94457
longitude: -93.68109
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "27018100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/dutch-lake
---

# Dutch Lake

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Mound

- **Surface Area**: 175 acres
- **Max Depth**: 45 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Dutch Lake is a 175-acre lake near Mound in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 45 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the city. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Crappie, Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Langdon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/langdon-lake) - 0.8 miles, 143 acres
- [Little Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/little-long-lake) - 1.2 miles, 69 acres
- [Whaletail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/whaletail-lake) - 2.3 miles, 510 acres
- [Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/stone-lake) - 3.9 miles, 101 acres
- [Zumbra-Sunny Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/zumbra-sunny-lake) - 4.3 miles, 271 acres
- [Lake Minnetonka](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-minnetonka) - 4.4 miles, 14,206 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.94457,-93.68109)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27018100)
- [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/dutch-lake)*