Emily Boat Ramps

2 boat launches are mapped on Emily in Le Sueur County, Pope County, Minnesota.

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

Emily facts

Surface area245 acres
TypeReservoir (mapped as Lake Emily)
Average depthabout 4 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 3.8 miles
Surface elevation965 ft above sea level
DamLake Emily, completed 1939
Dam size9 ft high, concrete dam
Dam purposesRecreation
Dam ownerMNDNR (State)
Normal storage1,000 acre-feet
Impounded streamShanaska Creek-Tr

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 MN01161). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Fish in Emily

Found in state fisheries survey (2024): Black crappie, Bluegill, Common carp, Golden shiner, Green sunfish, Hybrid sunfish, Iowa darter, Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye, Yellow perch.

Minnesota DNR lists maximum depth 37 ft, average water clarity 2.7 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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