---
type: lake
name: "Imogene Lake"
county: "Martin"
nearest_town: "Imogene"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 186
max_depth_ft: 6
latitude: 43.64362
longitude: -94.36646
lake_score: 41
dnr_lake_id: "46001200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/imogene-lake
---

# Imogene Lake

Lake in Martin County, Minnesota, near Imogene

- **Surface Area**: 186 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 41/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Imogene Lake is an 186-acre lake near Imogene in Martin County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, white crappie, yellow perch, and channel catfish. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to yellow bass, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. Ice typically goes out around March 16, 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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **yellow bass**: daily limit 100, no possession limit, no closed season.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Yellow Bass, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 16
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2024-02-24
- **Latest**: 2023-04-11

## Nearby Lakes

- [Budd Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/budd-lake) - 5 miles, 228 acres
- [Sisseton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/sisseton-lake) - 5.2 miles, 138 acres
- [Hall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/hall-lake) - 5.3 miles, 548 acres
- [George Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/george-lake) - 5.3 miles, 83 acres
- [Amber Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/amber-lake) - 5.9 miles, 182 acres
- [East Chain](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/east-chain) - 6.9 miles, 481 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.64362,-94.36646)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=46001200)
- [All lakes in Martin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/imogene-lake)*