---
type: lake
name: "Lake Emily"
county: "Pope"
nearest_town: "Hancock"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2316
max_depth_ft: 6
latitude: 45.51554
longitude: -95.64002
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "61018000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/lake-emily
---

# Lake Emily

Lake in Pope County, Minnesota, near Hancock

- **Surface Area**: 2,316 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 12 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Emily is a 2,316-acre lake near Hancock in Pope County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 12 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 18 Pope County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 24 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## 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**: 24
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, White Bass, Rock Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Greater Redhorse, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Quillback, River Redhorse, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Signalness Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/signalness-lake) - 5.9 miles, 42 acres
- [Page Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stevens-county/page-lake) - 7.4 miles, 375 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stevens-county/long-lake) - 8.9 miles, 620 acres
- [Nelson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/nelson-lake) - 9.6 miles, 293 acres
- [Lake Charlotte](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stevens-county/lake-charlotte) - 9.7 miles, 468 acres
- [Lake Minnewaska](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/lake-minnewaska) - 11.5 miles, 8,050 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.51554,-95.64002)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=61018000)
- [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-emily)*