MN · ranked by public data

The 25 Deepest Lakes in Hennepin County, Minnesota

35 Hennepin County lakes are at least 50 NHD-mapped acres with a DNR-documented depth, out of 186 documented lakes in the county.

1113 ft
13,771 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Lake Minnetonka
limitedDepth map
44.94, -93.5513,771 acres | 113 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
113 ft maximum depth · 13,771 acres
287 ft
340 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Lake Harriet
limitedDepth map
44.92, -93.30340 acres | 87 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
87 ft maximum depth · 340 acres
387 ft
260 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Christmas Lake
limitedDepth map
44.90, -93.54260 acres | 87 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
87 ft maximum depth · 260 acres
482 ft
420 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Bde Maka Ska
limitedDepth map
44.94, -93.31420 acres | 82 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
82 ft maximum depth · 420 acres
558 ft
802 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Lake Independence
limitedDepth map
45.03, -93.65802 acres | 58 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
58 ft maximum depth · 802 acres
657 ft
145 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Weaver Lake
limitedDepth map
45.11, -93.50145 acres | 57 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
57 ft maximum depth · 145 acres
751 ft
170 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Cedar Lake
limitedDepth map
44.96, -93.32170 acres | 51 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
51 ft maximum depth · 170 acres
849 ft
907 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Medicine Lake
limitedDepth map
45.01, -93.42907 acres | 49 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
49 ft maximum depth · 907 acres
949 ft
229 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Fish Lake
limitedDepth map
45.09, -93.46229 acres | 49 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
49 ft maximum depth · 229 acres
1045 ft
173 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Bryant Lake
limitedDepth map
44.88, -93.43173 acres | 45 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
45 ft maximum depth · 173 acres

Rank	Lake	County	Max depth	Acres
11	Dutch Lake	Hennepin	45 ft	161
12	Langdon Lake	Hennepin	38 ft	142
13	Spurzem Lake	Hennepin	38 ft	73
14	Parkers Lake	Hennepin	37 ft	93
15	Eagle Lake	Hennepin	34 ft	282
16	Long Lake	Hennepin	33 ft	277
17	Lake Nokomis	Hennepin	33 ft	201
18	Lake Hiawatha	Hennepin	33 ft	54
19	Bass Lake	Hennepin	31 ft	182
20	Lake of the Isles	Hennepin	31 ft	120
21	Lake Rebecca	Hennepin	30 ft	264
22	Bush Lake	Hennepin	28 ft	175
23	Sweeney Lake	Hennepin	28 ft	69
24	Tanager Lake	Hennepin	23 ft	51
25	Whaletail Lake	Hennepin	22 ft	498

Methodology

How this list is built

Ranked by the official maximum depth in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder records; where none is published, the deepest mapped contour from MN DNR survey bathymetry stands in (contours can slightly understate depth, never overstate it).
Only lakes with published Minnesota DNR survey bathymetry on LakeList can rank (about 1,500 lakes). Deep border waters without a published DNR depth record — Saganaga Lake among them — are not listed rather than guessed at.
Lakes under 50 acres — or without a confidently matched USGS NHD polygon for acreage — are excluded from rankings.
Public access inventories are not yet tracked for Minnesota here, so access is never shown or ranked.

FAQ

Hennepin County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Hennepin County?

Lake Minnetonka — Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County has the deepest documented maximum depth of any ranked Hennepin County lake, at 113 feet in Minnesota DNR records.

Deepest lakes statewide Biggest lakes in Hennepin County All Hennepin County lakes

Source data: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder records and MN DNR survey bathymetry, with acreage from USGS National Hydrography Dataset polygons, as aggregated by LakeList.Lake outlines are shoreline shapes from LakeList and the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; they illustrate a lake's form and are not depth or navigation charts.

MN · ranked by public data

The 25 Deepest Lakes in Hennepin County, Minnesota

35 Hennepin County lakes are at least 50 NHD-mapped acres with a DNR-documented depth, out of 186 documented lakes in the county.

1113 ft
13,771 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Lake Minnetonka
limitedDepth map
44.94, -93.5513,771 acres | 113 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
113 ft maximum depth · 13,771 acres
287 ft
340 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Lake Harriet
limitedDepth map
44.92, -93.30340 acres | 87 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
87 ft maximum depth · 340 acres
387 ft
260 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Christmas Lake
limitedDepth map
44.90, -93.54260 acres | 87 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
87 ft maximum depth · 260 acres
482 ft
420 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Bde Maka Ska
limitedDepth map
44.94, -93.31420 acres | 82 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
82 ft maximum depth · 420 acres
558 ft
802 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Lake Independence
limitedDepth map
45.03, -93.65802 acres | 58 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
58 ft maximum depth · 802 acres
657 ft
145 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Weaver Lake
limitedDepth map
45.11, -93.50145 acres | 57 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
57 ft maximum depth · 145 acres
751 ft
170 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Cedar Lake
limitedDepth map
44.96, -93.32170 acres | 51 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
51 ft maximum depth · 170 acres
849 ft
907 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Medicine Lake
limitedDepth map
45.01, -93.42907 acres | 49 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
49 ft maximum depth · 907 acres
949 ft
229 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Fish Lake
limitedDepth map
45.09, -93.46229 acres | 49 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
49 ft maximum depth · 229 acres
1045 ft
173 acres
Hennepin County, MN
Bryant Lake
limitedDepth map
44.88, -93.43173 acres | 45 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
45 ft maximum depth · 173 acres

Rank	Lake	County	Max depth	Acres
11	Dutch Lake	Hennepin	45 ft	161
12	Langdon Lake	Hennepin	38 ft	142
13	Spurzem Lake	Hennepin	38 ft	73
14	Parkers Lake	Hennepin	37 ft	93
15	Eagle Lake	Hennepin	34 ft	282
16	Long Lake	Hennepin	33 ft	277
17	Lake Nokomis	Hennepin	33 ft	201
18	Lake Hiawatha	Hennepin	33 ft	54
19	Bass Lake	Hennepin	31 ft	182
20	Lake of the Isles	Hennepin	31 ft	120
21	Lake Rebecca	Hennepin	30 ft	264
22	Bush Lake	Hennepin	28 ft	175
23	Sweeney Lake	Hennepin	28 ft	69
24	Tanager Lake	Hennepin	23 ft	51
25	Whaletail Lake	Hennepin	22 ft	498

Methodology

How this list is built

Ranked by the official maximum depth in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder records; where none is published, the deepest mapped contour from MN DNR survey bathymetry stands in (contours can slightly understate depth, never overstate it).
Only lakes with published Minnesota DNR survey bathymetry on LakeList can rank (about 1,500 lakes). Deep border waters without a published DNR depth record — Saganaga Lake among them — are not listed rather than guessed at.
Lakes under 50 acres — or without a confidently matched USGS NHD polygon for acreage — are excluded from rankings.
Public access inventories are not yet tracked for Minnesota here, so access is never shown or ranked.

FAQ

Hennepin County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Hennepin County?

Lake Minnetonka — Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County has the deepest documented maximum depth of any ranked Hennepin County lake, at 113 feet in Minnesota DNR records.

Deepest lakes statewide Biggest lakes in Hennepin County All Hennepin County lakes

The 25 Deepest Lakes in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Lake Minnetonka

Lake Harriet

Christmas Lake

Bde Maka Ska

Lake Independence

Weaver Lake

Cedar Lake

Medicine Lake

Fish Lake

Bryant Lake

How this list is built

Hennepin County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Hennepin County?

The 25 Deepest Lakes in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Lake Minnetonka

Lake Harriet

Christmas Lake

Bde Maka Ska

Lake Independence

Weaver Lake

Cedar Lake

Medicine Lake

Fish Lake

Bryant Lake

How this list is built

Hennepin County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Hennepin County?