---
type: lake
name: "Louisa Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Kimball"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 193
max_depth_ft: 44
latitude: 45.30467
longitude: -94.24998
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "86028200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/louisa-lake
---

# Louisa Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Kimball

- **Surface Area**: 193 acres
- **Max Depth**: 44 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Louisa Lake is a 193-acre lake near Kimball in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 44 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 4.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.8 feet.

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 2020.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **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, Channel Catfish, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Marie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/marie-lake) - 1.3 miles, 146 acres
- [School Section Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/school-section-lake) - 2.1 miles, 211 acres
- [Betty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/betty-lake) - 2.5 miles, 154 acres
- [Caroline Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/caroline-lake) - 2.8 miles, 137 acres
- [Union Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/union-lake) - 3.6 miles, 93 acres
- [Laura Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/laura-lake) - 3.8 miles, 140 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.30467,-94.24998)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86028200)
- [All lakes in Wright County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county)

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