---
type: lake
name: "Lake Francis"
county: "Isanti"
nearest_town: "Isanti"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 269
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 45.50592
longitude: -93.32983
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "30008000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/lake-francis
---

# Lake Francis

Lake in Isanti County, Minnesota, near Isanti

- **Surface Area**: 269 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Average Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Francis is a 269-acre lake near Isanti in Isanti County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 4 feet, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.9 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the township. Ice typically goes out around April 11, based on 16 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 11
- **Years of record**: 16
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2013-05-05

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/long-lake) - 2.3 miles, 387 acres
- [Florence Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/florence-lake) - 5.7 miles, 135 acres
- [Spectacle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/spectacle-lake) - 5.9 miles, 246 acres
- [Green Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/green-lake) - 7.1 miles, 833 acres
- [Fannie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/fannie-lake) - 7.8 miles, 360 acres
- [Blue Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/blue-lake) - 8.5 miles, 296 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.50592,-93.32983)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=30008000)
- [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/lake-francis)*