---
type: lake
name: "Lake Harriet"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Minneapolis"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 341
max_depth_ft: 87
latitude: 44.92198
longitude: -93.30537
lake_score: 74
dnr_lake_id: "27001600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-harriet
---

# Lake Harriet

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Minneapolis

- **Surface Area**: 341 acres
- **Max Depth**: 87 ft
- **Average Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 74/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Harriet is a 341-acre lake near Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 87 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 29 feet, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.1 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, black 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface) managed by the city. OpenStreetMap shows Lake Harriet North Beach and Lake Harriet Southeast Beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 7, based on 108 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access, Swim Beach, Picnic Area, Marina

### Beaches

- Lake Harriet North Beach
- Lake Harriet Southeast Beach

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 7
- **Years of record**: 108
- **Earliest**: 2017-03-07
- **Latest**: 2018-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bde Maka Ska Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/bde-maka-ska-lake) - 1.4 miles, 424 acres
- [Lake of the Isles](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-of-the-isles) - 2.4 miles, 114 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/cedar-lake) - 2.7 miles, 164 acres
- [Lake Nokomis](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-nokomis) - 3.2 miles, 201 acres
- [U.S. Lock & Dam #1 Pool](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/u-s-lock-and-dam-1-pool) - 4.8 miles, 471 acres
- [Penn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/penn-lake) - 5.1 miles, 44 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.92198,-93.30537)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27001600)
- [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/lake-harriet)*