Lake Facts:

Acres: 159.50

Max Depth: 45 feet

Avg Depth: 15.5 feet

Elevation: 939.5 feet above sea level

 

History of Dutch Lake

Aerial view of Dutch Lake:

aerial view of lake

History of Dutch Lake

In the 1850's a large group of Germans settled near the shores of the lake. The lake was named after them; Deutsch Lake. Years later the lake was renamed Dutch Lake.

Fish in Dutch Lake

Fishing

A 2009 DNR fishery census yields the following species of fish were netted in the lake: Black & Yellow Bullhead, Black Crappie, Sunfish (Bluegill, Hybrid & Pumpkinseed), Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, White Sucker, Bowfin (dogfish), Channel Catfish, & Common Carp. Click here to see more in the latest DNR Fisheries Lakes Survey of Dutch Lake!

In 2011 the DNR stocked Dutch Lake with 16 adult Bluegill sunfish.

History of Ice In & Ice Out Dates

ice in out

The following are the ice in and ice out dates for Dutch Lake:

YEAR ICE IN ICE OUT
1986 November 13 April 7
1987 December 11 March 11
1988   March 7
1989   March 17
1990 November 30 April 1
1991 November 4 April 6
1992 November 15 April 6
1993 November 26 April 17
1994 November 29 April 8
1995   March 13 or Apr 2?
1996 November 11 April 22
1997 November 19 April 15
1998 December 20 March 31
1999 December 19 March 31
2000 November 23 March 10
2001 December 21 April 16
2002 December 2 April 2 or 15?
2003 November 28  
2004 December 6 or 18? April 3
2005 November 30 April 7
2006 December 3 April 7
2007 December 1 March 29
2008 November 21 April 21
2009 December 6 April 7
2010   April 1
2011   April 11
2012 December 11 March 19
2013 November 23 March 29
2014 November 14  
2015   March 31
2016    

Water Quality

Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) records show that the water level ranges betewen 939 and 940 feet above sea level. The average phosforous concentration is 0.06mg/liter and is steadily rising. The secchi depth is less than 1 meter during the summer months. MCWD concludes that the water quality is impaired. We are working with Minnesota Waters, MCWD, and the DNR to improve the water quality of Dutch Lake. Our president Wayde is also a volunteer water monitor for our lake, measuring the depth of clarity every week.

City of Mound

The Dakota Indians lived along the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, at Lake Calhoun and in Shakopee. They were never permanent settlers around th Lake Minnetonka area. They came to Lake Minnetonka to hunt and fish and to gather wild rice, roots, and berries. The Mound area was a sacred place to them, as they buried their dead under mounds and came to worship the Great Spirits. That is how Mound got it's name.

City of Minnetrista

Minnetrista is a combination of two Dakota Indian words: "Minne" meaning water, and "Trista" meaning crooked or twisted.