---
type: lake
name: "Pleasant Lake"
county: "Scott"
nearest_town: "Jordan (Scott)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 289
max_depth_ft: 5
latitude: 44.60585
longitude: -93.56338
lake_score: 38
dnr_lake_id: "70009800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/pleasant-lake
---

# Pleasant Lake

Lake in Scott County, Minnesota, near Jordan (Scott)

- **Surface Area**: 289 acres
- **Max Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 38/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pleasant Lake is a 289-acre lake near Jordan (Scott) in Scott County, Minnesota. It reaches 5 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1996.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1996
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/cedar-lake) - 2.4 miles, 793 acres
- [Cynthia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/cynthia-lake) - 4.7 miles, 196 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/fish-lake) - 6 miles, 176 acres
- [McMahon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/mcmahon-lake) - 7.7 miles, 187 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/spring-lake) - 7.9 miles, 592 acres
- [Lake Pepin](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/lake-pepin) - 9.2 miles, 403 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.60585,-93.56338)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=70009800)
- [All lakes in Scott County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county)

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