Albert Lea Boat Ramps

3 boat launches are mapped on Albert Lea in Freeborn County, Minnesota.

3 of these launches include facility details from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Albert Lea facts

Surface area2,658 acres
TypeReservoir (mapped as Albert Lea Lake)
Average depthabout 3 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 21.7 miles
Surface elevation1,198 ft above sea level
DamAlbert Lea Lake, completed 1923
Dam size15 ft high, 120 ft long, gravity dam
Dam purposesRecreation
Dam ownerWD of Shell Rock River (Local Government)
Normal storage8,586 acre-feet
Impounded streamShell Rock River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID MN00362). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Fish in Albert Lea

Found in state fisheries survey (2021): Black bullhead, Black crappie, Bluegill, Channel catfish, Common carp, Golden shiner, Green sunfish, Hybrid sunfish, Northern pike, Walleye, White crappie, White sucker, Yellow bullhead, Yellow perch.

Minnesota DNR lists maximum depth 6 ft, mean depth 4 ft, average water clarity 2.2 ft.

Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder lake survey. Species lists come from state survey and stocking records, not a guarantee of what you will catch; check current state fishing regulations.

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