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Lake Minnewashta
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Lake Minnewashta is a 680-acre lake in Carver County, 70 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 10000900
- County
- Carver
- Surface area
- 680 acres
- Maximum depth
- 70 feet
- Mean depth
- 15 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 371 acres, 55% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 8.9 miles
- Average water clarity
- 7.4 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Chanhassen
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2025, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 10, since 1979
- Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
- bluegill 534, northern pike 163, pumpkinseed 121, hybrid sunfish 84, black crappie 35, largemouth bass 15, green sunfish 8, yellow perch 2
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch, and 22 other species
- Lake Minnewashta, Regional Park (E) Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 10 trailer spaces, toilet, run by Carver County
- Lake Minnewashta, Regional Park (NE) Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 2 docks, 41 trailer spaces, toilet, run by Carver County
- Infested waters list
- Eurasian watermilfoil, zebra mussel
- Special regulation
- Largemouth Bass: Catch-and-release only.
- Eating advice, sensitive populations
- bullhead: all sizes - 1 serving/month
- Eating advice, general populations
- bullhead: all sizes - 1 serving/week; bullhead: all sizes - 1 serving/week
- Size
- 500 to 1,999 acres
- Deepest point
- 60 feet or more
- Public access
- Yes
- Lake-specific eating advice
- Yes
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
Checked September 24, 2026 - Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
Checked September 24, 2026 - Minnesota Department of Health fish consumption guidelines
Checked September 24, 2026
Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.