---
type: lake
name: "Lake Sarah"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Rockford"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 557
max_depth_ft: 59
latitude: 45.06193
longitude: -93.68058
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "27019100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-sarah
---

# Lake Sarah

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Rockford

- **Surface Area**: 557 acres
- **Max Depth**: 59 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Sarah is a 557-acre lake near Rockford in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 59 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.6 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. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface) managed by the city. 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 3, based on 11 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**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **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, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 11
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-18
- **Latest**: 2018-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Independence](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-independence) - 2.6 miles, 832 acres
- [Lake Rebecca](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-rebecca) - 3.1 miles, 263 acres
- [Spurzem Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/spurzem-lake) - 3.5 miles, 82 acres
- [Martha Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/martha-lake) - 6.2 miles, 102 acres
- [Lake Charlotte](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-charlotte) - 7 miles, 253 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/long-lake) - 7.9 miles, 285 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.06193,-93.68058)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27019100)
- [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-sarah)*