Lake Minnetonka
Hennepin County, Minnesota · MN DNR DOW 27013300
Live from official sources
National Weather Service forecast and USGS monitoring locations only. These are the sources whose public access is clear — anything else on this page stays not connected.
Checking official sources…
Demonstration lake record. The structure is real; the readings are not. Nothing here is a live measurement and nothing here is bookable.
Right now
Wind
No verified current source
Weather is not connected for this lake yet.
Air temperature
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Water temperature
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No verified current source for water temperature.
Fishing now
No permissioned fishing report source is connected for this lake.
Official fishery
The agency fishery source is not connected, so we have no survey, species or stocking data to show.
Regulations
No regulation source is connected. Check the state agency before you fish.
Access
No verified access or ramp source is connected.
Water conditions
Lake level
No verified current source
No verified current source for lake level.
Outflow
No verified current source
No verified current source for outflow.
Ice conditions vary hour to hour and place to place. WildGrid never tells you ice is safe. Check locally before you go out.
Weather
Gusts
No verified current source
Weather is not connected for this lake yet.
Precipitation
No verified current source
Weather is not connected for this lake yet.
No alerts from a connected source.
Water, health and safety
No advisory source is connected. Check the state health and environment agencies.
Services and booking
No verified services are listed for this lake yet. You can still see what owners have nearby in gear to rent.
Ice reports
No verified ice-thickness source is connected for this lake. We will not print a thickness we cannot stand behind.
Ice conditions vary hour to hour and place to place. WildGrid never tells you ice is safe. Check locally before you go out.
A thickness at one hole says nothing about the next one. Current, springs, aerators, pressure ridges and snow cover all change ice within a few feet.
Minnesota DNR ice safety guidelinesGuidance link last checked 2026-09-18.
Clean. Drain. Dispose.
Before you leave any access, every trip:
- Remove all vegetation from the boat, trailer and gear
- Drain water from the livewell, bilge and bait containers
- Keep drain plugs out while you transport the boat where that is required
- Follow the state's bait transfer rules
Summary of the state's published rules, last checked 2026-09-18. Rules change by water and by season — this is a reminder, not legal advice. The state's own rules are the ones that count.
Sources and freshness
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
Not connectedAttribution required
Dataset-specific terms apply. Lake map imagery rights are separate from ordinary API data rights.
Last successful check: never
Water Quality Portal (EPA / USGS)
Not connectedOpen / public domain
Sample date must always be shown. Old samples are historical, not current conditions.
Last successful check: never
National Weather Service API — hourly forecast
ConnectedOpen / public domain
Read live on each Outdoor Opportunity request; nothing is stored. Forecast output is modelled, never a lake or field measurement.
Last successful check: never
Plan a trip here
Take this lake into Build my adventure. Give your dates and we'll match real owner gear for exactly those days — gear is only requestable when a real owner has it listed and available, and nothing on this page is bookable by itself.
Want to know where any of this comes from? See every source, its permission state and its last check.