---
type: lake
name: "U.S. Lock & Dam #1 Pool"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Falcon Heights"
lake_type: "river pool"
acres: 471
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 44.98087
longitude: -93.25307
lake_score: 42
dnr_lake_id: "27000300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/u-s-lock-and-dam-1-pool
---

# U.S. Lock & Dam #1 Pool

River pool in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Falcon Heights

- **Surface Area**: 471 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 12 miles
- **Lake Type**: river pool
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 42/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

U.S. Lock & Dam #1 Pool is a 471-acre river pool near Falcon Heights in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 12 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 2022.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil, bighead carp, grass carp, silver carp, and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## 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**: 2022
- **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, Highfin Carpsucker, Orangespotted Sunfish, Quillback, River Carpsucker, River Redhorse, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, Smallmouth Buffalo

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil, bighead carp, grass carp, silver carp, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [St. Anthony Falls Pool](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/st-anthony-falls-pool) - 2 miles, 317 acres
- [Lake of the Isles](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-of-the-isles) - 3.1 miles, 114 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/cedar-lake) - 3.6 miles, 164 acres
- [Bde Maka Ska Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/bde-maka-ska-lake) - 3.9 miles, 424 acres
- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/silver-lake-columbia-heights) - 4.6 miles, 71 acres
- [Lake Harriet](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-harriet) - 4.8 miles, 341 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.98087,-93.25307)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27000300)
- [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/u-s-lock-and-dam-1-pool)*