---
type: lake
name: "Lake Emily"
county: "Le Sueur"
nearest_town: "Saint Peter"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 300
max_depth_ft: 37
latitude: 44.31105
longitude: -93.91826
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "40012400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/lake-emily
---

# Lake Emily

Lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, near Saint Peter

- **Surface Area**: 300 acres
- **Max Depth**: 37 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Emily is a 300-acre lake near Saint Peter in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It reaches 37 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.7 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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. Ice typically goes out around March 30, 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**: 14
- **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, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 30
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-01
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Washington](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/lake-washington) - 4.5 miles, 1,516 acres
- [West Jefferson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/west-jefferson-lake) - 5.2 miles, 439 acres
- [Scotch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/scotch-lake) - 5.8 miles, 598 acres
- [George Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/george-lake) - 5.9 miles, 88 acres
- [Middle Jefferson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/middle-jefferson-lake) - 6.7 miles, 667 acres
- [Swede's Bay](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/swede-s-bay) - 7.9 miles, 507 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.31105,-93.91826)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=40012400)
- [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/lake-emily)*