---
type: lake
name: "Lake Volney"
county: "Le Sueur"
nearest_town: "Le Center"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 269
max_depth_ft: 67
latitude: 44.36809
longitude: -93.6414
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "40003300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/lake-volney
---

# Lake Volney

Lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, near Le Center

- **Surface Area**: 269 acres
- **Max Depth**: 67 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Volney is a 269-acre lake near Le Center in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It reaches 67 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.7 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 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 2025.

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 April 3, based on 32 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**: 12
- **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, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 32
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-07
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Gorman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/gorman-lake) - 2.1 miles, 521 acres
- [Greenleaf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/greenleaf-lake) - 2.2 miles, 302 acres
- [Dora Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/dora-lake) - 3 miles, 733 acres
- [Sabre Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/sabre-lake) - 4.4 miles, 258 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/clear-lake) - 5.5 miles, 279 acres
- [Sunfish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/sunfish-lake) - 6.5 miles, 121 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.36809,-93.6414)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=40003300)
- [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-volney)*