MN · ranked by public data

The 17 Deepest Lakes in Pope County, Minnesota

17 Pope County lakes are at least 50 NHD-mapped acres with a DNR-documented depth, out of 92 documented lakes in the county.

169 ft
905 acres
Pope County, MN
Amelia Lake
limitedDepth map
45.69, -95.29905 acres | 69 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
69 ft maximum depth · 905 acres
250 ft
174 acres
Pope County, MN
Lake Linka
limitedDepth map
45.49, -95.36174 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
50 ft maximum depth · 174 acres
349 ft
407 acres
Pope County, MN
Scandinavian Lake
limitedDepth map
45.45, -95.35407 acres | 49 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
49 ft maximum depth · 407 acres
434 ft
511 acres
Pope County, MN
Pelican Lake
limitedDepth map
45.64, -95.46511 acres | 34 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
34 ft maximum depth · 511 acres
533 ft
281 acres
Pope County, MN
Leven Lake
limitedDepth map
45.73, -95.28281 acres | 33 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
33 ft maximum depth · 281 acres
632 ft
7,995 acres
Pope County, MN
Lake Minnewaska
limitedDepth map
45.62, -95.457,995 acres | 32 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
32 ft maximum depth · 7,995 acres
731 ft
354 acres
Pope County, MN
Grove Lake
limitedDepth map
45.60, -95.19354 acres | 31 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
31 ft maximum depth · 354 acres
830 ft
101 acres
Pope County, MN
Hoff Lake
limitedDepth map
45.50, -95.44101 acres | 30 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
30 ft maximum depth · 101 acres
924 ft
323 acres
Pope County, MN
Gilchrist Lake
limitedDepth map
45.48, -95.36323 acres | 24 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
24 ft maximum depth · 323 acres
1023 ft
3,509 acres
Pope County, MN
Lake Reno
limitedDepth map
45.74, -95.423,509 acres | 23 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
23 ft maximum depth · 3,509 acres

Rank	Lake	County	Max depth	Acres
11	Goose Lake	Pope	17 ft	293
12	Villard Lake	Pope	16 ft	532
13	Ann Lake	Pope	14 ft	365
14	Westport Lake	Pope	12 ft	199
15	Malmedal Lake	Pope	10 ft	197
16	Lake Emily	Pope	6 ft	2,261
17	John Lake	Pope	5 ft	115

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

Pope County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Pope County?

Amelia Lake — Amelia Lake in Pope County has the deepest documented maximum depth of any ranked Pope County lake, at 69 feet in Minnesota DNR records.

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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 17 Deepest Lakes in Pope County, Minnesota

17 Pope County lakes are at least 50 NHD-mapped acres with a DNR-documented depth, out of 92 documented lakes in the county.

169 ft
905 acres
Pope County, MN
Amelia Lake
limitedDepth map
45.69, -95.29905 acres | 69 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
69 ft maximum depth · 905 acres
250 ft
174 acres
Pope County, MN
Lake Linka
limitedDepth map
45.49, -95.36174 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
50 ft maximum depth · 174 acres
349 ft
407 acres
Pope County, MN
Scandinavian Lake
limitedDepth map
45.45, -95.35407 acres | 49 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
49 ft maximum depth · 407 acres
434 ft
511 acres
Pope County, MN
Pelican Lake
limitedDepth map
45.64, -95.46511 acres | 34 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
34 ft maximum depth · 511 acres
533 ft
281 acres
Pope County, MN
Leven Lake
limitedDepth map
45.73, -95.28281 acres | 33 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
33 ft maximum depth · 281 acres
632 ft
7,995 acres
Pope County, MN
Lake Minnewaska
limitedDepth map
45.62, -95.457,995 acres | 32 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
32 ft maximum depth · 7,995 acres
731 ft
354 acres
Pope County, MN
Grove Lake
limitedDepth map
45.60, -95.19354 acres | 31 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
31 ft maximum depth · 354 acres
830 ft
101 acres
Pope County, MN
Hoff Lake
limitedDepth map
45.50, -95.44101 acres | 30 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
30 ft maximum depth · 101 acres
924 ft
323 acres
Pope County, MN
Gilchrist Lake
limitedDepth map
45.48, -95.36323 acres | 24 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
24 ft maximum depth · 323 acres
1023 ft
3,509 acres
Pope County, MN
Lake Reno
limitedDepth map
45.74, -95.423,509 acres | 23 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending
23 ft maximum depth · 3,509 acres

Rank	Lake	County	Max depth	Acres
11	Goose Lake	Pope	17 ft	293
12	Villard Lake	Pope	16 ft	532
13	Ann Lake	Pope	14 ft	365
14	Westport Lake	Pope	12 ft	199
15	Malmedal Lake	Pope	10 ft	197
16	Lake Emily	Pope	6 ft	2,261
17	John Lake	Pope	5 ft	115

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

Pope County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Pope County?

Amelia Lake — Amelia Lake in Pope County has the deepest documented maximum depth of any ranked Pope County lake, at 69 feet in Minnesota DNR records.

Deepest lakes statewide Biggest lakes in Pope County All Pope County lakes

The 17 Deepest Lakes in Pope County, Minnesota

Amelia Lake

Lake Linka

Scandinavian Lake

Pelican Lake

Leven Lake

Lake Minnewaska

Grove Lake

Hoff Lake

Gilchrist Lake

Lake Reno

How this list is built

Pope County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Pope County?

The 17 Deepest Lakes in Pope County, Minnesota

Amelia Lake

Lake Linka

Scandinavian Lake

Pelican Lake

Leven Lake

Lake Minnewaska

Grove Lake

Hoff Lake

Gilchrist Lake

Lake Reno

How this list is built

Pope County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Pope County?