---
type: lake
name: "Lake Ann"
county: "Pope"
nearest_town: "Long Beach"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 370
max_depth_ft: 14
latitude: 45.70186
longitude: -95.44157
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "61012200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/lake-ann
---

# Lake Ann

Lake in Pope County, Minnesota, near Long Beach

- **Surface Area**: 370 acres
- **Max Depth**: 14 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Ann is a 370-acre lake near Long Beach in Pope County, Minnesota. It reaches 14 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.6 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. 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 (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **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, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Reno](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/lake-reno) - 3 miles, 3,809 acres
- [Pelican Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/pelican-lake) - 4 miles, 518 acres
- [Malmedal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/malmedal-lake) - 4.9 miles, 199 acres
- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/turtle-lake) - 5.4 miles, 218 acres
- [Lake Minnewaska](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/lake-minnewaska) - 5.5 miles, 8,050 acres
- [Maple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/maple-lake) - 6.2 miles, 831 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.70186,-95.44157)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=61012200)
- [All lakes in Pope County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county)

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