Fountain Boat Ramps
3 boat launches are mapped on Fountain in Wright County, Freeborn County, Minnesota.
3 of these launches include facility details from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Fountain facts
| Surface area | 374 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir (mapped as Fountain Lake) |
| Average depth | about 9 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 7.9 miles |
| Surface elevation | 1,207 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Fountain Lake, completed 1911 |
| Dam size | 21 ft high, 105 ft long, other dam |
| Dam purposes | Recreation |
| Dam owner | City of Albert Lea (Local Government) |
| Normal storage | 3,500 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Shell 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 MN00360). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Fish in Fountain
Found in state fisheries survey (2024): Black bullhead, Black crappie, Bluegill, Channel catfish, Common carp, Green sunfish, Hybrid sunfish, Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye, White crappie, White sucker, Yellow bullhead, Yellow perch.
Minnesota DNR lists maximum depth 14 ft, average water clarity 1.7 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.
- Fountain Lake Public Water Access Sitenear Montrose · Fountain
- Fountain Lake, Brookside Landing Public Water Access SiteAlbert Lea · Fountain
- Fountain Lake, North Edgewater Bay Public Water Access SiteAlbert Lea · Fountain
Counties
- Freeborn County (2)
- Wright County (1)