3 miles southeast of Emily
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.7251° N, 93.9459° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:56 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Lake Emily.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of Lake Emily in 6 of the years 2017 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 664,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2024: 1,465 walleye yearlings.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries (LakeFinder stocking reports), fetched 15 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Minnesota DNR contours. How we measure
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Lake Emily was in June 2023: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 11 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2000 1.9 · 2006 3.3 · 2012 0.7 · 2017 2.8 · 2023 1.0
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2000 9.8 · 2006 14 · 2012 3.4 · 2017 8.0 · 2023 9.0
Walleye: 12 measured, 17 to 25 in, half 21 in or longer; average 3.6 lb, above normal (normal 1.3–2.5 lb).
Northern pike: 86 measured, 9 to 36 in, half 24 in or longer; average 3 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.6 lb).
Largemouth bass: 6 measured, 14 to 18 in, half 16 in or longer; average 2.4 lb, above normal (normal 0.3–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 874 measured, 4 to 10 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.16 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 119 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.17 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.5 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 26 Jun 2023, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Measured water clarity averages about 3 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2006–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Emily is 13 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 721 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Emily Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2017 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 664,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2023 standard survey caught 11 species, most often black crappie, yellow perch, bluegill and northern pike.
About 31% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.