---
type: lake
name: "Caron Lake"
county: "Rice"
nearest_town: "Kilkenny"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 319
max_depth_ft: 4
latitude: 44.30389
longitude: -93.47068
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "66005000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/caron-lake
---

# Caron Lake

Lake in Rice County, Minnesota, near Kilkenny

- **Surface Area**: 319 acres
- **Max Depth**: 4 ft
- **Average Depth**: 3 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **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

Caron Lake is a 319-acre lake near Kilkenny in Rice County, Minnesota. It reaches 4 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 3 feet, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

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**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/rice-lake) - 1.9 miles, 331 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/cedar-lake) - 2.1 miles, 902 acres
- [Hunt Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/hunt-lake) - 2.3 miles, 176 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/horseshoe-lake) - 4 miles, 417 acres
- [French Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/french-lake) - 4.6 miles, 876 acres
- [Shields Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/shields-lake) - 4.8 miles, 940 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.30389,-93.47068)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=66005000)
- [All lakes in Rice County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county)

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