MinnesotaNatural lakeMille Lacs County

Mille Lacs Lake

Fed by the Rum River, Mille Lacs Lake holds roughly 132,448 acres of water in Minnesota. You will find it in Mille Lacs County. It is managed by MN DNR / Mille Lacs County. The gauge last read 10.39 ft.

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CountiesMille Lacs County

Coordinates46.2381, -93.6434

Surface area132,448 acres

Max depth42 ft

RiverRum River

Managed byMN DNR / Mille Lacs County

Swimming beaches on Mille Lacs Lake

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.

Mille Lacs Lake 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

Swimming at Mille Lacs Lake

The center of the lake is at 46.2381, -93.6434. Surface elevation is about 1,250 feet. Maximum depth is around 42 feet.

Readings come from station 05284000 (MILLE LACS LAKE NR GARRISON, MN). Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 10.04 ft and 11.13 ft (low on 2025-11-26, high on 2025-08-06). The last value stored here, 10.39 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Beach width and ramp access both move with the pool, so the number above is worth a look first.

If Mille Lacs Lake is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Pokegama Lake (Minnesota, 40 mi), Big Sandy Lake (Minnesota, 41 mi) and Lower Whitefish Lake (Minnesota, 41 mi). In all, 34 lakes in Minnesota are covered here.

There is no beach on record at Mille Lacs Lake in the datasets this guide reads. County parks and private resorts sometimes provide access that federal datasets never record.

Check the operating agency for advisories before any water contact, especially for blue-green algae in late summer. Most Minnesota day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. No public sensor reports water temperature at Mille Lacs Lake, so the panel shows air temperature and wind.