---
type: lake
name: "Green Lake"
county: "Isanti"
nearest_town: "Princeton"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 833
max_depth_ft: 28
latitude: 45.57361
longitude: -93.44034
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "30013600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/green-lake
---

# Green Lake

Lake in Isanti County, Minnesota, near Princeton

- **Surface Area**: 833 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Green Lake is an 833-acre lake near Princeton in Isanti County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.6 miles of shoreline. It is the largest lake in Isanti County in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## 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, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Spectacle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/spectacle-lake) - 1.7 miles, 246 acres
- [South Stanchfield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/south-stanchfield-lake) - 4.8 miles, 411 acres
- [North Stanchfield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/north-stanchfield-lake) - 5.7 miles, 157 acres
- [Lake Francis](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/lake-francis) - 7.1 miles, 269 acres
- [Sandy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/sandy-lake) - 7.1 miles, 64 acres
- [Blue Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/blue-lake) - 7.2 miles, 296 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.57361,-93.44034)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=30013600)
- [All lakes in Isanti County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county)

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