---
type: lake
name: "Sunfish Lake"
county: "Le Sueur"
nearest_town: "Kilkenny"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 121
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 44.28571
longitude: -93.57975
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "40000900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/sunfish-lake
---

# Sunfish Lake

Lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, near Kilkenny

- **Surface Area**: 121 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Sunfish Lake is a 121-acre lake near Kilkenny in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.9 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 pumpkinseed. 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **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, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sabre Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/sabre-lake) - 3 miles, 258 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/horseshoe-lake) - 3 miles, 417 acres
- [Lake Tetonka](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/lake-tetonka) - 4.1 miles, 1,358 acres
- [Upper Sakatah Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/upper-sakatah-lake) - 4.4 miles, 892 acres
- [Dora Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/dora-lake) - 4.8 miles, 733 acres
- [Lower Sakatah Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/lower-sakatah-lake) - 5 miles, 372 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.28571,-93.57975)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=40000900)
- [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/sunfish-lake)*