---
type: lake
name: "Lake Tetonka"
county: "Le Sueur"
nearest_town: "Waterville"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1358
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 44.23045
longitude: -93.60952
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "40003100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/lake-tetonka
---

# Lake Tetonka

Lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, near Waterville

- **Surface Area**: 1,358 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Average Depth**: 19 ft
- **Shoreline**: 11.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Tetonka is a 1,358-acre lake near Waterville in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 19 feet, and has roughly 11.6 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 24 Le Sueur County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black 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 2025.

There are 2 public boat launches (asphalt surface) managed by the city and Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and flowering rush — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 2, based on 76 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 19
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, White Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 2
- **Years of record**: 76
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/fish-lake) - 2.8 miles, 77 acres
- [Lily Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/waseca-county/lily-lake) - 3 miles, 114 acres
- [Reeds Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/waseca-county/reeds-lake) - 3 miles, 195 acres
- [Upper Sakatah Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/upper-sakatah-lake) - 3.4 miles, 892 acres
- [Rays Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/rays-lake) - 3.6 miles, 169 acres
- [Sunfish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/sunfish-lake) - 4.1 miles, 121 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.23045,-93.60952)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=40003100)
- [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-tetonka)*