---
type: lake
name: "Gleason Lake"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Wayzata"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 135
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 44.98033
longitude: -93.49365
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "27009501"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/gleason-lake
---

# Gleason Lake

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Wayzata

- **Surface Area**: 135 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Gleason Lake is a 135-acre lake near Wayzata in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white 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 1996.

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**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 1996
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Parkers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/parkers-lake) - 1.4 miles, 100 acres
- [Mooney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/mooney-lake) - 1.9 miles, 124 acres
- [Holy Name Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/holy-name-lake) - 3.1 miles, 71 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/long-lake) - 3.1 miles, 285 acres
- [Medicine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/medicine-lake) - 4 miles, 924 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/bass-lake) - 5.9 miles, 182 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.98033,-93.49365)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27009501)
- [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/gleason-lake)*