Minnewawa Lake (E) Public Water Access Site
Boat ramp · on Lake Minnewawa · near Sheshebee · Minnesota
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Slab
- Trailer parking
- 5 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Coordinates
- 46.69694, -93.24903
On Lake Minnewawa
Lake Minnewawa is a 2,355-acre lake in northeastern Aitkin County, Minnesota, near McGregor. It has a maximum depth of 21 feet, but most of it is shallow: about 2,286 acres, or 97 percent of the lake, is 15 feet deep or less. Its watershed covers about 13,243 acres. The lake is part of the Big Sandy Lake watershed. It drains through Minnewawa Creek to the Sandy River, which flows into Big Sandy Lake, whose outlet runs to the Mississippi River. There is a dam at the lake's outlet. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency listed Lake Minnewawa, along with Big Sandy Lake, as impaired by excess nutrients (phosphorus) and completed a Total Maximum Daily Load study in 2011. Much of the shoreline is developed with seasonal and year-round homes. More about Lake Minnewawa.
Boating rules on Lake Minnewawa
- Slow-no wake in the channel between Lake Minnewawa and Horseshoe Lake, extending 100 feet into each lake (Aitkin County Watercraft Ordinance) source
- Slow-no wake speed in marked area of the channel between Lake Minnewawa and Horseshoe Lake source
- Minnesota AIS law: drain plugs out during transport, no transport of aquatic plants, zebra mussels or lake water, no release of live bait source
Community
Where people who use Lake Minnewawa talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Minnewawa Lake (SE) Public Water Access Site · 0.3 mi · Lake Minnewawa
- Minnewawa Lake (W) Public Water Access Site · 2.2 mi · Lake Minnewawa
- Round Lake Public Water Access Site · 2.4 mi · Round Lake
- Sandy River, Hwy 65 Public Water Access Site · 3.2 mi · Big Sandy Lake
- Big Sandy Lake (S Central) Public Water Access Site · 3.5 mi · Big Sandy Lake
- Sandy River, Flowage Public Water Access Site · 4.2 mi · Flowage Lake
Sources
- Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites record WAS01041 · Public data (MN Geospatial Commons), DNR disclaimer
Why it is listed as public: listed by Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.