---
type: lake
name: "Long Lake"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Long Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 285
max_depth_ft: 33
latitude: 44.98886
longitude: -93.55642
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "27016000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/long-lake
---

# Long Lake

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Long Lake

- **Surface Area**: 285 acres
- **Max Depth**: 33 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Long Lake is a 285-acre lake near Long Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 33 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface) managed by the city. OpenStreetMap shows a swim 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 March 31, based on 21 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**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 31
- **Years of record**: 21
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2018-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Mooney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/mooney-lake) - 2 miles, 124 acres
- [Holy Name Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/holy-name-lake) - 2.2 miles, 71 acres
- [Gleason Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/gleason-lake) - 3.1 miles, 135 acres
- [Parkers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/parkers-lake) - 4.1 miles, 100 acres
- [Spurzem Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/spurzem-lake) - 4.5 miles, 82 acres
- [Lake Minnetonka](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-minnetonka) - 4.5 miles, 14,206 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.98886,-93.55642)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27016000)
- [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/long-lake)*