---
type: lake
name: "Lake Zumbro"
county: "Olmsted"
nearest_town: "Oronoco"
lake_type: "reservoir"
acres: 715
max_depth_ft: 43
latitude: 44.17871
longitude: -92.47843
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "55000400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county/lake-zumbro
---

# Lake Zumbro

Reservoir in Olmsted County, Minnesota, near Oronoco

- **Surface Area**: 715 acres
- **Max Depth**: 43 ft
- **Shoreline**: 22.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: reservoir
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Zumbro is a 715-acre reservoir near Oronoco in Olmsted County, Minnesota. It reaches 43 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 22.8 miles of shoreline. It is the largest lake in Olmsted County in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 23 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and black crappie. 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 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around March 31, based on 34 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**: 23
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Marina

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, White Bass, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Golden Redhorse, Hybrid Sunfish, Quillback, River Carpsucker, River Redhorse, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 31
- **Years of record**: 34
- **Earliest**: 2017-02-22
- **Latest**: 2018-04-25

## Nearby Lakes

- [Shady Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county/shady-lake) - 3.6 miles, 144 acres
- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county/silver-lake) - 10.2 miles, 50 acres
- [Silver Creek Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county/silver-creek-reservoir) - 11.1 miles, 107 acres
- [Bear Creek Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county/bear-creek-reservoir) - 15.4 miles, 104 acres
- [Lake Pepin](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/goodhue-county/lake-pepin) - 24.2 miles, 12,299 acres
- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/goodhue-county/goose-lake) - 31.5 miles, 220 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.17871,-92.47843)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=55000400)
- [All lakes in Olmsted County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county)

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