---
type: lake
name: "Lake Josephine"
county: "Ramsey"
nearest_town: "Roseville"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 116
max_depth_ft: 44
latitude: 45.03541
longitude: -93.15372
lake_score: 65
dnr_lake_id: "62005700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-josephine
---

# Lake Josephine

Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, near Roseville

- **Surface Area**: 116 acres
- **Max Depth**: 44 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 65/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Josephine is an 116-acre lake near Roseville in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It reaches 44 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 6, based on 18 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**: 9
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

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

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 6
- **Years of record**: 18
- **Earliest**: 2017-03-07
- **Latest**: 2008-04-20

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Johanna](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-johanna) - 1 miles, 212 acres
- [Lake Owasso](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-owasso) - 1.4 miles, 375 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/island-lake) - 1.6 miles, 59 acres
- [Wabasso Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/wabasso-lake) - 2 miles, 43 acres
- [West Vadnais Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/west-vadnais-lake) - 2.8 miles, 212 acres
- [Snail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/snail-lake) - 2.9 miles, 158 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.03541,-93.15372)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62005700)
- [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-josephine)*