---
type: lake
name: "St. Anthony Falls Pool"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Minneapolis"
lake_type: "river pool"
acres: 317
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 45.00681
longitude: -93.26944
lake_score: 47
dnr_lake_id: "27003300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/st-anthony-falls-pool
---

# St. Anthony Falls Pool

River pool in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Minneapolis

- **Surface Area**: 317 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10.7 miles
- **Lake Type**: river pool
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 47/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

St. Anthony Falls Pool is a 317-acre river pool near Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 10.7 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2009.

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**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 19
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2009
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: No

## Activities

Fishing, Paddling, Picnicking

## Amenities

Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, Highfin Carpsucker, Northern Hog Sucker, Quillback, River Redhorse, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [U.S. Lock & Dam #1 Pool](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/u-s-lock-and-dam-1-pool) - 2 miles, 471 acres
- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-crystal) - 3.2 miles, 79 acres
- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/silver-lake-columbia-heights) - 3.4 miles, 71 acres
- [Lake of the Isles](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-of-the-isles) - 3.9 miles, 114 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/cedar-lake) - 4.1 miles, 164 acres
- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/twin-lake) - 4.3 miles, 217 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.00681,-93.26944)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27003300)
- [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/st-anthony-falls-pool)*