---
type: lake
name: "German Lake"
county: "Le Sueur"
nearest_town: "Greenland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 889
max_depth_ft: 51
latitude: 44.27397
longitude: -93.72811
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "40006300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/german-lake
---

# German Lake

Lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, near Greenland

- **Surface Area**: 889 acres
- **Max Depth**: 51 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

German Lake is an 889-acre lake near Greenland in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It reaches 51 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 7.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.7 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. 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 Minnesota DNR. 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 25, based on 8 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 19
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Longnose Gar, Shortnose Gar, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 25
- **Years of record**: 8
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-01
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Roemhildts Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/roemhildts-lake) - 1.4 miles, 74 acres
- [East Jefferson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/east-jefferson-lake) - 1.6 miles, 685 acres
- [Swede's Bay](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/swede-s-bay) - 2.4 miles, 507 acres
- [Steele Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/steele-lake) - 2.8 miles, 76 acres
- [Middle Jefferson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/middle-jefferson-lake) - 3.2 miles, 667 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/fish-lake) - 4.4 miles, 77 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.27397,-93.72811)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=40006300)
- [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/german-lake)*