Hennepin County · Minnesota

Lake of the Isles

Soundings in feet · 114 acres · deepest 31 ft

Where it is

2 miles west of Minneapolis

Hennepin County, Minnesota · 44.9555° N, 93.3069° W

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The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Lake of the Isles; much of the shore may be private.

Today on the lake

Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:51 pm EDT.

WEATHERThis Afternoon: rain, 51°F, wind NW 10 mph. Tonight: rain, 42°F, wind NW 5 to 15 mph.

WARNINGSFreeze Watch.

FIRENo wildfires or prescribed burns reported within 25 miles.

BURNINGCampfires and debris burning: check today's fire danger and burning restrictions with Minnesota DNR.

ALGAEToo small for satellite monitoring (under 1 km²). Minnesota publishes no statewide bloom-report record.

National Weather Service; National Interagency Fire Center; U.S. EPA CyAN satellite; Minnesota DNR. Weather, warnings, fires and satellite refresh when you open the page (checked at most hourly).

Depth map

6 contours, 5 to 30 ft

051015202530feet

Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.

Fish survey

Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Lake of the Isles was in July 2024: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 12 species.

Fish per gill net, 6 sets. Line: Lake of the Isles. Bracket: normal for similar lakes.

Northern pike6.0normal

Black crappie2.7normal

Largemouth bass0.8above normal

Yellow perch0.3below normal

Fish per trap net, 9 sets. Line: Lake of the Isles. Bracket: normal for similar lakes.

Bluegill21normal

Pumpkinseed2.2normal

Black crappie1.3below normal

Green sunfish0.6normal

Walleye0.1below normal

Northern pike per gill net, standard surveys: 2005 0.7 · 2009 1.0 · 2014 3.2 · 2019 16 · 2024 6.0

Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2005 46 · 2009 34 · 2014 32 · 2019 53 · 2024 21

Sizes in the nets

Northern pike: 48 measured, 14 to 32 in, half 23 in or longer; average 2.6 lb, normal (normal 1.7–3.1 lb).

Largemouth bass: 5 measured, 7 to 17 in, half 10 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.5 lb).

Black crappie: 28 measured, 4 to 9 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).

Bluegill: 215 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.09 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).

Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead.

Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 1 Jul 2024, 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

Water quality

Measured water clarity averages about 5 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2009–2024.

Clarity 5.2 ft of 31 ft

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby lakes with measured depth

Cedar Lake51 ft deep · 0.8 mi · Hennepin County

Bde Maka Ska82 ft deep · 1.0 mi · Hennepin County

Brownie Lake47 ft deep · 1.2 mi · Hennepin County

Wirth Lake25 ft deep · 2.0 mi · Hennepin County

Lake Harriet87 ft deep · 2.3 mi · Hennepin County

Sweeney-Twin Lake25 ft deep · 3.0 mi · Hennepin County

Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.

Common questions

How deep is Lake of the Isles?

Lake of the Isles is 31 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 114 acres.

What fish are in Lake of the Isles?

Minnesota DNR’s July 2024 standard survey caught 12 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, black crappie and pumpkinseed.

How much of Lake of the Isles is deeper than 10 feet?

About 21% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.