Lake Zumbro Boat Ramps
2 boat launches are mapped on Lake Zumbro in Wabasha County, Olmsted County, Minnesota.
2 of these launches include facility details from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Lake Zumbro facts
| Surface area | 700 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir (mapped as Zumbro Lake) |
| Average depth | about 29 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 13.1 miles |
| Surface elevation | 902 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Lake Zumbro, completed 1919 |
| Dam size | 65 ft high, 570 ft long, gravity dam |
| Dam purposes | Hydroelectric |
| Dam owner | City of Rochester (Local Government) |
| Normal storage | 20,000 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Zumbro 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 MN00358). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Fish in Lake Zumbro
Found in state fisheries survey (2021): Black bullhead, Black crappie, Bluegill, Channel catfish, Common carp, Freshwater drum, Golden redhorse, Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Quillback, River redhorse, Shorthead redhorse, Silver redhorse, Smallmouth bass, Walleye, White bass, White crappie, White sucker, Yellow bullhead, Yellow perch.
Minnesota DNR lists maximum depth 43 ft, average water clarity 5.3 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.
- Zumbro River, Lake Zumbro/Ponderosa Public Water Access Sitenear Oronoco · Lake Zumbro
- Fisherman'snear Oronoco · Lake Zumbro
Counties
- Olmsted County (1)
- Wabasha County (1)