---
type: lake
name: "Spring Lake"
county: "Scott"
nearest_town: "Prior Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 592
max_depth_ft: 37
latitude: 44.69997
longitude: -93.47224
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "70005400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/spring-lake
---

# Spring Lake

Lake in Scott County, Minnesota, near Prior Lake

- **Surface Area**: 592 acres
- **Max Depth**: 37 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Spring Lake is a 592-acre lake near Prior Lake in Scott County, Minnesota. It reaches 37 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 12 Scott County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.4 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. 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 March 31, based on 5 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **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, Yellow Perch, White Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown 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**: March 31
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-17
- **Latest**: 2011-04-10

## Nearby Lakes

- [Upper Prior Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/upper-prior-lake) - 1.5 miles, 386 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/fish-lake) - 3.4 miles, 176 acres
- [O'Dowd Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/o-dowd-lake) - 3.6 miles, 301 acres
- [Lower Prior Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/lower-prior-lake) - 3.8 miles, 956 acres
- [Cleary Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/cleary-lake) - 4 miles, 145 acres
- [Thole Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/thole-lake) - 4.1 miles, 119 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.69997,-93.47224)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=70005400)
- [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/spring-lake)*