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Minnesota›Deepest lakes›Washington County

MN · ranked by public data

The 19 Deepest Lakes in Washington County, Minnesota

19 Washington County lakes are at least 50 NHD-mapped acres with a DNR-documented depth, out of 108 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 1140 ft
    270 acres

    Washington County, MN

    Lake Elmo

    limitedDepth map
    44.98, -92.89270 acres | 140 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    140 ft maximum depth · 270 acres

  2. 283 ft
    2,409 acres

    Washington County, MN

    White Bear Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.08, -92.982,409 acres | 83 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    83 ft maximum depth · 2,409 acres

  3. 368 ft
    203 acres

    Washington County, MN

    Square Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.16, -92.80203 acres | 68 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    68 ft maximum depth · 203 acres

  4. 468 ft
    76 acres

    Washington County, MN

    Little Carnelian Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.12, -92.8076 acres | 68 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    68 ft maximum depth · 76 acres

  5. 566 ft
    458 acres

    Washington County, MN

    Big Carnelian Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.14, -92.81458 acres | 66 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    66 ft maximum depth · 458 acres

  6. 660 ft
    1,671 acres

    Washington County, MN

    Big Marine Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.22, -92.861,671 acres | 60 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    60 ft maximum depth · 1,671 acres

  7. 746 ft
    69 acres

    Washington County, MN

    Tanners Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.95, -92.9869 acres | 46 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    46 ft maximum depth · 69 acres

  8. 841 ft
    50 acres

    Washington County, MN

    Powers Lake

    limitedDepth map
    44.93, -92.9050 acres | 41 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    41 ft maximum depth · 50 acres

  9. 939 ft
    155 acres

    Washington County, MN

    Lake Jane

    limitedDepth map
    45.02, -92.92155 acres | 39 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    39 ft maximum depth · 155 acres

  10. 1037 ft
    2,259 acres

    Washington County, MN

    Forest Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.27, -92.952,259 acres | 37 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    37 ft maximum depth · 2,259 acres

RankLakeCountyMax depthAcres
11Long LakeWashington34 ft59
12Bone LakeWashington30 ft218
13Pine Tree LakeWashington25 ft174
14Goose LakeWashington25 ft84
15Long LakeWashington22 ft94
16Sunset LakeWashington17 ft130
17Battle Creek LakeWashington15 ft94
18Lake OlsonWashington15 ft87
19Terrapin LakeWashington5 ft122

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

Washington County lake records

What is the deepest lake in Washington County?

Lake Elmo — Lake Elmo in Washington County has the deepest documented maximum depth of any ranked Washington County lake, at 140 feet in Minnesota DNR records.

Deepest lakes statewideBiggest lakes in Washington CountyAll Washington 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.