---
type: lake
name: "Horseshoe Lake"
county: "Le Sueur"
nearest_town: "Waterville"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 417
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 44.26306
longitude: -93.52709
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "40000100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/horseshoe-lake
---

# Horseshoe Lake

Lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, near Waterville

- **Surface Area**: 417 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Horseshoe Lake is a 417-acre lake near Waterville in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, 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 Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with flowering rush — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 6, based on 13 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**: 13
- **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, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

flowering rush. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 6
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-02
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lower Sakatah Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/lower-sakatah-lake) - 2.1 miles, 372 acres
- [Upper Sakatah Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/upper-sakatah-lake) - 2.6 miles, 892 acres
- [Sunfish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/sunfish-lake) - 3 miles, 121 acres
- [Caron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/caron-lake) - 4 miles, 319 acres
- [Lake Tetonka](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/lake-tetonka) - 4.7 miles, 1,358 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/rice-lake) - 5.1 miles, 331 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.26306,-93.52709)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=40000100)
- [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/horseshoe-lake)*