MinnesotaNatural lakeHennepin County

Lake Minnetonka

Fed by the Minnehaha Creek, Lake Minnetonka holds roughly 14,579 acres of water in Minnesota. The lake is in Hennepin County. It is managed by MN DNR / LMCD. The gauge last read 928.49 ft.

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CountiesHennepin County

Coordinates44.9333, -93.5667

Surface area14,579 acres

Max depth112 ft

RiverMinnehaha Creek

Managed byMN DNR / LMCD

Swimming beaches on Lake Minnetonka

No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.

Lake Minnetonka on the map

Lake center, swimming spots and access points.

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Weather and water temperature

Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.

Weather data by Open-Meteo

A closer look at Lake Minnetonka

Lake Minnetonka sits at 44.9333, -93.5667. Surface elevation is about 928 feet. The deepest point on record is about 112 feet.

If Lake Minnetonka is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Medicine Lake (Minnesota, 9 mi), Lake Waconia (Minnesota, 12 mi) and Bde Maka Ska (Minnesota, 12 mi). Minnesota has 34 lakes on this site in total.

There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown. Water quality is monitored unevenly on inland lakes, so posted notices are the most reliable guide. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring.

If you need a named beach, Cedar Lake East Beach on Bde Maka Ska is some 12 miles from here. The federal and state datasets behind this guide list no named beach at Lake Minnetonka. That does not mean there is no access, only that none is catalogued. County parks and private resorts sometimes provide access that federal datasets never record.

Station 05289000, LAKE MINNETONKA ABV GRAYS BAY OTLT IN MINNETONKA, publishes the water surface elevation used here. The last value stored here, 928.49 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 928.35 ft and 929.60 ft (low on 2025-11-23, high on 2025-08-19). Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.