---
type: lake
name: "East Side Lake"
county: "Mower"
nearest_town: "Austin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 40
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 43.67049
longitude: -92.9523
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "50000200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mower-county/east-side-lake
---

# East Side Lake

Lake in Mower County, Minnesota, near Austin

- **Surface Area**: 40 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

East Side Lake is a 40-acre lake near Austin in Mower County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the city.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Geneva](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/lake-geneva) - 18.1 miles, 1,884 acres
- [Albert Lea Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/albert-lea-lake) - 18.5 miles, 2,669 acres
- [Fountain Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/fountain-lake) - 21.4 miles, 522 acres
- [Pickeral Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/pickeral-lake) - 22.9 miles, 588 acres
- [White Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/freeborn-county/white-lake) - 23 miles, 168 acres
- [Beaver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/steele-county/beaver-lake) - 25 miles, 98 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.67049,-92.9523)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=50000200)
- [All lakes in Mower County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mower-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mower-county/east-side-lake)*