---
type: lake
name: "Lake Johanna"
county: "Pope"
nearest_town: "Brooten"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1399
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 45.47261
longitude: -95.22096
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "61000600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/lake-johanna
---

# Lake Johanna

Lake in Pope County, Minnesota, near Brooten

- **Surface Area**: 1,399 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Average Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 14.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Johanna is a 1,399-acre lake near Brooten in Pope County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 7 feet, and has roughly 14.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **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, Pumpkinseed, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/goose-lake) - 5.6 miles, 324 acres
- [Scandinavian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/scandinavian-lake) - 6.3 miles, 417 acres
- [Hefta Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/hefta-lake) - 6.8 miles, 126 acres
- [Gilchrist Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/gilchrist-lake) - 7.1 miles, 336 acres
- [Linka Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/linka-lake) - 7.1 miles, 178 acres
- [Grove Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/grove-lake) - 9 miles, 345 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.47261,-95.22096)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=61000600)
- [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-johanna)*