---
type: lake
name: "Dora Lake"
county: "Le Sueur"
nearest_town: "Doyle"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 733
max_depth_ft: 6
latitude: 44.35479
longitude: -93.58289
lake_score: 33
dnr_lake_id: "40001000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/dora-lake
---

# Dora Lake

Lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, near Doyle

- **Surface Area**: 733 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Average Depth**: 2 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 33/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Dora Lake is a 733-acre lake near Doyle in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 2 feet, and has roughly 5.4 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Activities

Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Volney](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/lake-volney) - 3 miles, 269 acres
- [Greenleaf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/greenleaf-lake) - 3.7 miles, 302 acres
- [Gorman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/gorman-lake) - 4 miles, 521 acres
- [Sabre Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/sabre-lake) - 4.3 miles, 258 acres
- [Sunfish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/sunfish-lake) - 4.8 miles, 121 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/rice-lake) - 5.2 miles, 331 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.35479,-93.58289)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=40001000)
- [All lakes in Le Sueur County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/dora-lake)*