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Minnesota›Deepest lakes›Scott County

MN · ranked by public data

The 11 Deepest Lakes in Scott County, Minnesota

11 Scott County lakes are at least 50 NHD-mapped acres with a DNR-documented depth, out of 63 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 160 ft
    941 acres

    Scott County, MN

    Lower Prior Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.73, -93.41941 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    60 ft maximum depth · 941 acres

  2. 250 ft
    424 acres

    Scott County, MN

    Upper Prior Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.71, -93.45424 acres | 50 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    50 ft maximum depth · 424 acres

  3. 337 ft
    587 acres

    Scott County, MN

    Spring Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.70, -93.47587 acres | 37 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    37 ft maximum depth · 587 acres

  4. 428 ft
    170 acres

    Scott County, MN

    Fish Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.65, -93.46170 acres | 28 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    28 ft maximum depth · 170 acres

  5. 522 ft
    291 acres

    Scott County, MN

    O'Dowd Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.74, -93.52291 acres | 22 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    22 ft maximum depth · 291 acres

  6. 614 ft
    121 acres

    Scott County, MN

    McMahon Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.63, -93.41121 acres | 14 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    14 ft maximum depth · 121 acres

  7. 712 ft
    91 acres

    Scott County, MN

    Thole Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.74, -93.5391 acres | 12 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    12 ft maximum depth · 91 acres

  8. 810 ft
    190 acres

    Scott County, MN

    Cynthia Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.63, -93.48190 acres | 10 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    10 ft maximum depth · 190 acres

  9. 99 ft
    148 acres

    Scott County, MN

    Cleary Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.69, -93.39148 acres | 9 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    9 ft maximum depth · 148 acres

  10. 105 ft
    276 acres

    Scott County, MN

    Pleasant Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.61, -93.56276 acres | 5 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    5 ft maximum depth · 276 acres

RankLakeCountyMax depthAcres
11Geis LakeScott3 ft121

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

Scott County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Scott County?

Lower Prior Lake — Lower Prior Lake in Scott County has the deepest documented maximum depth of any ranked Scott County lake, at 60 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.