---
type: lake
name: "Emma Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Dorset"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 78
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 47.01742
longitude: -94.94711
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "29018600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/emma-lake
---

# Emma Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Dorset

- **Surface Area**: 78 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Emma Lake is a 78-acre lake near Dorset in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.7 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2020.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county. Ice typically goes out around April 13, based on 7 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 13
- **Years of record**: 7
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-17
- **Latest**: 2022-05-08

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lower Bottle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/lower-bottle-lake) - 0.8 miles, 641 acres
- [Ojibway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/ojibway-lake) - 1.5 miles, 184 acres
- [Big Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/big-sand-lake) - 1.6 miles, 1,639 acres
- [Upper Bottle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/upper-bottle-lake) - 2 miles, 459 acres
- [Little Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/little-sand-lake) - 2 miles, 410 acres
- [Stocking Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/stocking-lake) - 2.1 miles, 102 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.01742,-94.94711)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29018600)
- [All lakes in Hubbard County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/emma-lake)*