---
type: lake
name: "Swede's Bay"
county: "Le Sueur"
nearest_town: "Marysburg"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 507
max_depth_ft: 6
latitude: 44.2608
longitude: -93.77375
lake_score: 27
dnr_lake_id: "40009203"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/swede-s-bay
---

# Swede's Bay

Lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, near Marysburg

- **Surface Area**: 507 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 27/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Swede's Bay is a 507-acre lake near Marysburg in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7.6 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. 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 6 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2017-03-07
- **Latest**: 2002-04-18

## Nearby Lakes

- [East Jefferson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/east-jefferson-lake) - 1.1 miles, 685 acres
- [Middle Jefferson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/middle-jefferson-lake) - 1.4 miles, 667 acres
- [German Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/german-lake) - 2.4 miles, 889 acres
- [Roemhildts Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/roemhildts-lake) - 2.6 miles, 74 acres
- [West Jefferson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/west-jefferson-lake) - 2.8 miles, 439 acres
- [Duck Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/duck-lake) - 3.6 miles, 290 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.2608,-93.77375)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=40009203)
- [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/swede-s-bay)*