---
type: lake
name: "Lake Gervais"
county: "Ramsey"
nearest_town: "Little Canada"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 235
max_depth_ft: 41
latitude: 45.01959
longitude: -93.07008
lake_score: 63
dnr_lake_id: "62000700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-gervais
---

# Lake Gervais

Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, near Little Canada

- **Surface Area**: 235 acres
- **Max Depth**: 41 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 63/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Gervais is a 235-acre lake near Little Canada in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It reaches 41 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, tiger muskellunge, largemouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. OpenStreetMap shows Gervais Lake Beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 3, based on 33 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge**: Minimum size limit 40". Possession limit one.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

### Beaches

- Gervais Lake Beach

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Tiger Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 33
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-07
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Keller Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/keller-lake) - 1 miles, 73 acres
- [Lake Phalen](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-phalen) - 2.4 miles, 198 acres
- [East Vadnais Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/east-vadnais-lake) - 2.4 miles, 393 acres
- [McCarron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/mccarron-lake) - 2.6 miles, 73 acres
- [West Vadnais Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/west-vadnais-lake) - 2.7 miles, 212 acres
- [Lake Owasso](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-owasso) - 2.8 miles, 375 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.01959,-93.07008)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62000700)
- [All lakes in Ramsey County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county)

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