---
type: lake
name: "Frances Lake"
county: "Le Sueur"
nearest_town: "Greenland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 927
max_depth_ft: 60
latitude: 44.21134
longitude: -93.70129
lake_score: 68
dnr_lake_id: "40005700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/frances-lake
---

# Frances Lake

Lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, near Greenland

- **Surface Area**: 927 acres
- **Max Depth**: 60 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 68/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Frances Lake is a 927-acre lake near Greenland in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It reaches 60 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.8 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 24 Le Sueur County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 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 are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the city, Minnesota DNR, and county. A campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around March 29, based on 31 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: city, Minnesota DNR, county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 29
- **Years of record**: 31
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-04
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rays Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/rays-lake) - 1.2 miles, 169 acres
- [Steele Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/steele-lake) - 2 miles, 76 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/fish-lake) - 2.2 miles, 77 acres
- [Lake Elysian](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/waseca-county/lake-elysian) - 2.9 miles, 2,215 acres
- [Roemhildts Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/roemhildts-lake) - 3.1 miles, 74 acres
- [Lily Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/waseca-county/lily-lake) - 3.3 miles, 114 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.21134,-93.70129)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=40005700)
- [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/frances-lake)*