Minnesota Lake File

Minnewashta Lake — Carver County, MN

680
acres
70 ft
max depth
50%
littoral

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Fish species

Latest DNR survey (2025-07-07)

SpeciesCPUEAvg lbs
BRB0.270.92
YEP0.180.14
GSF0.730.12
YEB14.000.65
NOP17.561.77
CAP0.111.03
YEB3.180.67
NOP0.450.99
HSF2.110.33
CAP0.3613.41

CPUE = catch per unit effort in the DNR's nets. Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder.

Public access

Two ramps within Carver County's Lake Minnewashta Regional Park on east/southeast side of lake. Open during park hours of 5 or 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Daily and seasonal passes available on-site and electronically as of summer 2016. Also a fishing pier on west shore that is part of City of Chanhassen's Roundhouse Park.
Lake Minnewashta Regional Park (East shore) South of swimming beach.

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