Updated 26 Oct 2026, 9:42 pm CDT.
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256 lakes · 35,968 acres · 111 with measured depth · 57 with a public access · 30 stocked
Wright County has 256 lakes of 10 acres or more in Minnesota DNR hydrography, 168 of them named, covering 35,968 acres of water. The largest is Pelican Lake at 3,765 acres; the deepest measured is Cedar Lake near Annandale at 108 ft. Minnesota DNR has a measured maximum depth for 111 lakes here. The Census counts 53 square miles of water in the county, 7% of its area.
Lake outlines and acres: Minnesota DNR hydrography (lakes, ponds and reservoirs of 10 acres or more, each counted once: a lake mapped in bays as the whole lake, a border water by its Minnesota side; 3 lakes the DNR files under no county are placed here by the Census county line). Depths: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder and lake survey contours, fetched 26 Oct 2026. County line and water area: U.S. Census TIGER. Lake data: Minnesota DNR (General Data and Software License). Not for navigation.
77 lakes in Wright County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 168 named lakes follows.
| Lake | Nearest town | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Accesses | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Lake | St. Michael | 3,765 | 10 ft | 2 | ||
| Clearwater Lake | Annandale | 3,187 | 73 ft | 6 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Buffalo Lake | Buffalo | 1,552 | 33 ft | 3 ft | 3 | 2024 |
| Sugar Lake | Annandale | 1,014 | 69 ft | 12 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| West Lake Sylvia | South Haven | 904 | 97 ft | 20 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Maple Lake | Maple Lake | 862 | 76 ft | 14 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Lake Pulaski | Buffalo | 813 | 87 ft | 12 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Cedar Lake | Annandale | 790 | 108 ft | 8 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Howard Lake | Howard Lake | 745 | 39 ft | 4 ft | 3 | 2025 |
| East Lake Sylvia | South Haven | 669 | 78 ft | 20 ft | 2024 | |
| Collinwood Lake | Cokato | 639 | 28 ft | 4 ft | 3 | 2024 |
| Pleasant Lake | Annandale | 597 | 74 ft | 8 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Lake | Nearest town | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Accesses | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Lake | St. Michael | 3,765 | 10 ft | 2 | ||
| Clearwater Lake | Annandale | 3,187 | 73 ft | 6 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Buffalo Lake | Buffalo | 1,552 | 33 ft | 3 ft | 3 | 2024 |
| Sugar Lake | Annandale | 1,014 | 69 ft | 12 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| West Lake Sylvia | South Haven | 904 | 97 ft | 20 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Maple Lake | Maple Lake | 862 | 76 ft | 14 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Lake Pulaski | Buffalo | 813 | 87 ft | 12 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Cedar Lake | Annandale | 790 | 108 ft | 8 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Howard Lake | Howard Lake | 745 | 39 ft | 4 ft | 3 | 2025 |
| East Lake Sylvia | South Haven | 669 | 78 ft | 20 ft | 2024 | |
| Collinwood Lake | Cokato | 639 | 28 ft | 4 ft | 3 | 2024 |
| Pleasant Lake | Annandale | 597 | 74 ft | 8 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Cokato Lake | Cokato | 553 | 52 ft | 3 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Waverly Lake | Waverly | 494 | 70 ft | 8 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Fountain Lake | Montrose | 435 | 10 ft | 1 | ||
| Lake John | Annandale | 397 | 28 ft | 7 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Ann | Howard Lake | 375 | 18 ft | 7 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Granite Lake | Annandale | 362 | 34 ft | 4 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Mary Lake | Buffalo | 349 | 6 ft | |||
| French Lake | Annandale | 346 | 50 ft | 4 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Little Waverly Lake | Waverly | 338 | 12 ft | 3 ft | 1 | |
| Beebe Lake | St. Michael | 323 | 27 ft | 6 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Ramsey Lake | Maple Lake | 317 | 80 ft | 5 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Swartout Lake | Annandale | 293 | 10 ft | |||
| Mink Lake | Maple Lake | 280 | 39 ft | 2 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Henshaw Lake | Maple Lake | 272 | 8 ft | |||
| Gilchrist Lake | Buffalo | 259 | ||||
| Lake Charlotte | Rockford | 253 | 46 ft | 16 ft | 1 | |
| Albion Lake | Maple Lake | 249 | 9 ft | |||
| Smith Lake | Cokato | 244 | 5 ft | 1 | ||
| Limestone Lake | Clearwater | 234 | 34 ft | 8 ft | 1 | |
| Ida Lake | Monticello | 226 | 60 ft | 12 ft | 1 | |
| Bass Lake | Annandale | 222 | 34 ft | 13 ft | 1 | |
| Schmidt Lake | St. Michael | 211 | ||||
| Moore Lake | Rockford | 208 | 12 ft | |||
| Cedar Lake | Monticello | 206 | 47 ft | 16 ft | ||
| Millstone Lake | Maple Lake | 200 | 8 ft | 1 | ||
| Lake Mary | Maple Lake | 196 | 102 ft | 6 ft | 1 | 2016 |
| Lake Louisa | South Haven | 193 | 44 ft | 8 ft | 2024 | |
| Eagle Lake | Maple Lake | 191 | 38 ft | 6 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Lake Mary | Winsted | 190 | 46 ft | 6 ft | 2025 | |
| Lake Emma | Howard Lake | 189 | 16 ft | 8 ft | 1 | |
| Lake Augusta | South Haven | 187 | 82 ft | 6 ft | 2025 | |
| Rock Lake | Maple Lake | 183 | 37 ft | 3 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Dean Lake | Buffalo | 176 | 20 ft | 2 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Constance Lake | Buffalo | 175 | 23 ft | 5 ft | 1 | |
| Deer Lake | Buffalo | 171 | 27 ft | 4 ft | 1 | |
| Dutch Lake | Howard Lake | 162 | 21 ft | 2 ft | 1 | |
| Green Mountain Lake | Buffalo | 162 | 9 ft | 1 | ||
| Washington Lake | Buffalo | 155 | 21 ft | |||
| Somers Lake | Maple Lake | 151 | 21 ft | 2 ft | 2024 | |
| Shakopee Lake | Silver Lake | 151 | 1 | |||
| Carrigan Lake | Waverly | 149 | ||||
| Locke Lake | Becker | 140 | 49 ft | 4 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Rice Lake | Watertown | 140 | ||||
| Indian Lake | Maple Lake | 139 | 31 ft | 11 ft | 1 | |
| Lake Caroline | South Haven | 137 | 45 ft | 4 ft | ||
| Steele Lake | Hanover | 137 | 12 ft | |||
| Wagner Lake | Hanover | 137 | ||||
| Little Mary Lake | Becker | 128 | 16 ft | 1 | ||
| Swan Lake | Dassel | 123 | ||||
| Camp Lake | Maple Lake | 123 | 52 ft | 3 ft | 1 | |
| Butternut Lake | Silver Lake | 121 | ||||
| Abbie Lake | Buffalo | 119 | 15 ft | |||
| Lake White | Maple Lake | 116 | 1 | |||
| Foster Lake | Rogers | 115 | 10 ft | |||
| Butler Lake | Winsted | 115 | ||||
| Yaeger Lake | Howard Lake | 111 | 28 ft | |||
| Bertram Lake | Monticello | 111 | 44 ft | 8 ft | ||
| Crawford Lake | Montrose | 110 | 19 ft | 8 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Lake Wilhelm | St. Michael | 107 | 13 ft | |||
| Malardi Lake | Montrose | 105 | ||||
| Lake Martha | Rockford | 102 | 22 ft | 7 ft | 1 | |
| Dog Lake | Winsted | 101 | 25 ft | 3 ft | 1 | |
| Edward Lake | Annandale | 100 | 9 ft | |||
| Hunters Lake | Albertville | 100 | ||||
| Brooks Lake | Cokato | 100 | 21 ft | 12 ft | 1 | |
| Birch Lake | Monticello | 100 | 52 ft | 11 ft | 1 | |
| Birch Lake | Buffalo | 99 | 26 ft | |||
| School Lake | St. Michael | 98 | ||||
| Black Lake | Buffalo | 98 | 50 ft | 6 ft | ||
| Fish Lake | Clearwater | 97 | 38 ft | 4 ft | 1 | |
| Long Lake | Monticello | 96 | 35 ft | 5 ft | ||
| Mink Lake | Buffalo | 94 | 36 ft | 4 ft | ||
| Lake Union | South Haven | 93 | 35 ft | 5 ft | 1 | |
| Rice Lake | Clearwater | 92 | 24 ft | |||
| North Lake | Monticello | 91 | 25 ft | |||
| Doefler Lake | Howard Lake | 90 | ||||
| Willima Lake | Annandale | 90 | ||||
| Goose Lake | Annandale | 88 | ||||
| Moose Lake | Kingston | 87 | 43 ft | 8 ft | 1 | |
| Lake Ida | Winsted | 85 | 26 ft | 2 ft | ||
| Silver Lake | Maple Lake | 83 | 42 ft | 4 ft | ||
| Scott Lake | South Haven | 83 | 23 ft | |||
| Varner Lake | Buffalo | 82 | ||||
| Dans Lake | Annandale | 81 | 27 ft | |||
| Long Lake | Winsted | 80 | ||||
| Angus Lake | Buffalo | 80 | 6 ft | |||
| Mud Lake | St. Michael | 78 | 5 ft | |||
| Uhl Lake | St. Michael | 77 | ||||
| Mud Lake | Delano | 74 | ||||
| Pooles Lake | Watertown | 73 | ||||
| Ruckles Lake | Waverly | 73 | ||||
| Lauzers Lake | Waverly | 72 | ||||
| Melrose Lake | Becker | 72 | 24 ft | |||
| Grass Lake | Annandale | 71 | 35 ft | 7 ft | ||
| Cook Lake | Delano | 71 | ||||
| Sullivan Lake | Maple Lake | 71 | 58 ft | 6 ft | 1 | |
| Sandy Lake | Annandale | 69 | ||||
| Light Foot Lake | Buffalo | 69 | 22 ft | 4 ft | ||
| West Lake | Becker | 68 | ||||
| School Lake | Albertville | 65 | ||||
| Tamarack Lake | Buffalo | 62 | 26 ft | |||
| Wrens Slough | Buffalo | 61 | ||||
| Nixon Lake | Clearwater | 60 | 67 ft | 11 ft | 1 | |
| Ember Lake | Clearwater | 59 | 45 ft | 11 ft | ||
| Albert Lake | Buffalo | 58 | 47 ft | 1 ft | ||
| Mud Lake | Cokato | 57 | 65 ft | 5 ft | 1 | |
| Beaver Dam Lake | Dassel | 56 | ||||
| Mud Lake | Maple Lake | 55 | ||||
| Maple Lake | Winsted | 54 | ||||
| Spotanski Lake | Rockford | 54 | ||||
| Chelgren Lake | Cokato | 54 | 24 ft | |||
| Junkins Lake | Cokato | 52 | ||||
| Goose Lake | Buffalo | 52 | 14 ft | 2 ft | ||
| Sheldon Lake | Clearwater | 50 | 43 ft | 10 ft | ||
| North Twin Lake | Buffalo | 49 | 58 ft | 14 ft | ||
| Taylor Lake | Howard Lake | 48 | ||||
| Little John Lake | South Haven | 48 | 35 ft | |||
| Maxim Lake | Annandale | 46 | 18 ft | |||
| Slough Lake | Monticello | 46 | 8 ft | |||
| Pohl Lake | Buffalo | 46 | 5 ft | |||
| Round Lake | Howard Lake | 45 | 28 ft | |||
| Spring Lake | Howard Lake | 45 | ||||
| Henry Lake | Annandale | 44 | ||||
| South Twin Lake | Buffalo | 44 | 19 ft | 2 ft | ||
| Rice Lake | Otsego | 44 | ||||
| Berthiaume Lake | Buffalo | 43 | 73 ft | 11 ft | ||
| Wiegand Lake | Clearwater | 42 | 24 ft | |||
| Twin Lake | Becker | 40 | ||||
| School Section Lake | Waverly | 39 | 1 | |||
| Little Rock Lake | Maple Lake | 37 | 51 ft | |||
| Long Lake | Annandale | 37 | ||||
| Mary Lake | Maple Lake | 36 | ||||
| Little Eagle Lake | Monticello | 36 | 35 ft | 1 | ||
| Mallard Pass Lake | Howard Lake | 36 | ||||
| North Lake | Becker | 34 | 1 | |||
| Mud Lake | Monticello | 33 | 37 ft | 4 ft | ||
| Albert Lake | Buffalo | 32 | 5 ft | |||
| West Twin Lake | Monticello | 31 | 9 ft | |||
| Milky Lake | Howard Lake | 30 | ||||
| Cornell Lake | Clearwater | 29 | ||||
| East Twin Lake | Monticello | 27 | 9 ft | |||
| Little Ida Lake | Monticello | 27 | ||||
| Black Lake | Becker | 27 | ||||
| Gonz Lake | St. Michael | 25 | ||||
| Maria Lake | Maple Lake | 24 | ||||
| Abbey Lake | Annandale | 24 | ||||
| Paradise Lake | Monticello | 24 | ||||
| Mud Lake | Rockford | 21 | ||||
| Pickeral Lake | South Haven | 20 | 37 ft | |||
| Fadden Lake | Buffalo | 20 | 48 ft | |||
| Rice Lake | Buffalo | 18 | ||||
| First Lake | Monticello | 17 | 37 ft | 6 ft | ||
| Mead Lake | South Haven | 15 | ||||
| Wolfe Lake | Maple Lake | 14 | ||||
| Mains Lake | Waverly | 13 | ||||
| Dahlgren Slough | Cokato | 11 |
Acres: Minnesota DNR hydrography. Nearest town: U.S. Census 2024 Gazetteer. Deepest: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder (the survey's maximum depth, else the deepest survey contour). Clarity: average measured Secchi depth, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer readings via LakeFinder. Accesses: Minnesota DNR public water access sites. Stocking: Minnesota DNR stocking reports, by year. Fetched 26 Oct 2026.
14 names belong to more than one lake in Wright County, 35 lakes in all. The most repeated is Mud Lake, with 6. Each lake is listed with its nearest town, the way people search for them.
| Name | Lakes | Which one |
|---|---|---|
| Mud Lake | 6 | near St. Michael (78 acres, 5 ft); near Delano (74 acres); near Cokato (57 acres, 65 ft); near Maple Lake (55 acres); near Monticello (33 acres, 37 ft); near Rockford (21 acres) |
| Rice Lake | 4 | near Watertown (140 acres); near Clearwater (92 acres, 24 ft); near Otsego (44 acres); near Buffalo (18 acres) |
| Long Lake | 3 | near Monticello (96 acres, 35 ft); near Winsted (80 acres); near Annandale (37 acres) |
| Albert Lake | 2 | near Buffalo (58 acres, 47 ft); near Buffalo (32 acres, 5 ft) |
| Birch Lake | 2 | near Monticello (100 acres, 52 ft); near Buffalo (99 acres, 26 ft) |
| Black Lake | 2 | near Buffalo (98 acres, 50 ft); near Becker (27 acres) |
| Cedar Lake | 2 | near Annandale (790 acres, 108 ft); near Monticello (206 acres, 47 ft) |
| Goose Lake | 2 | near Annandale (88 acres); near Buffalo (52 acres, 14 ft) |
Names: USGS GNIS and Minnesota DNR hydrography. Acres: Minnesota DNR hydrography; depth: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 26 Oct 2026. Nearest town: U.S. Census 2024 Gazetteer.
2 lakes in Wright County are 100 ft deep or more by Minnesota DNR survey. Cedar Lake near Annandale is the deepest at 108 ft, then Lake Mary near Maple Lake (102 ft), West Lake Sylvia (97 ft) and Lake Pulaski (87 ft). The other 57 named lakes have no measured depth on record.
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder maximum depths and lake survey contours, fetched 26 Oct 2026.
Clarity is the depth at which a black-and-white Secchi disk disappears from view. 70 lakes in Wright County have measured readings, 154 in all; the middle lake averages 6 ft. The clearest is East Lake Sylvia at about 20 ft, then West Lake Sylvia (20 ft), Lake Charlotte (16 ft) and Cedar Lake near Monticello (16 ft). The least clear is Albert Lake near Buffalo (58 acres) at about 1 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.
Average of measured Secchi readings, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteers, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 26 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lists 70 public water access sites on 57 lakes in Wright County; 59 take a boat trailer. The other 111 named lakes have no public access site in the DNR record, so their shores may be private.
| Lake | Site | Run by | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Lake | Pelican Lake (SW) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | carry-in · 1 ramp |
| Pelican Lake | Pelican Lake (W) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 30 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Clearwater Lake | Clearwater Lake, Black Pool | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 30 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Clearwater Lake | Clearwater Lake, Bob's Bay | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 18 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Buffalo Lake | Buffalo Lake (S) | City of Buffalo | trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp |
| Buffalo Lake | Buffalo Lake (E) | City of Buffalo | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 15 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Buffalo Lake | Buffalo Lake (N) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 24 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Sugar Lake | Sugar Lake (N) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces |
| Sugar Lake | Sugar Lake (S) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 17 trailer spaces · restroom |
| West Lake Sylvia | Twin/Sylvia Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 25 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Maple Lake near Maple Lake | Maple Lake (W) | City of Maple Lake | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces |
| Maple Lake near Maple Lake | Maple Lake (E) | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 4 trailer spaces |
| Lake Pulaski | Pulaski Lake, Griffing Park | City of Buffalo | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 1 dock · restroom |
| Cedar Lake near Annandale | Cedar Lake, Schroeder Park | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · restroom |
| Cedar Lake near Annandale | Cedar Lake (W) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Howard Lake | Howard Lake, Memorial Park | City of Howard Lake | trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp |
| Howard Lake | Howard Lake, Lions Park | City of Howard Lake | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 1 dock · restroom |
| Howard Lake | Howard Lake (N) | Middleville Township | carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp |
| Collinwood Lake | Collinwood Lake (N) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Collinwood Lake | Collinwood Lake (E) | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock |
| Lake | Site | Run by | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Lake | Pelican Lake (SW) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | carry-in · 1 ramp |
| Pelican Lake | Pelican Lake (W) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 30 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Clearwater Lake | Clearwater Lake, Black Pool | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 30 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Clearwater Lake | Clearwater Lake, Bob's Bay | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 18 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Buffalo Lake | Buffalo Lake (S) | City of Buffalo | trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp |
| Buffalo Lake | Buffalo Lake (E) | City of Buffalo | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 15 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Buffalo Lake | Buffalo Lake (N) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 24 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Sugar Lake | Sugar Lake (N) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces |
| Sugar Lake | Sugar Lake (S) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 17 trailer spaces · restroom |
| West Lake Sylvia | Twin/Sylvia Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 25 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Maple Lake near Maple Lake | Maple Lake (W) | City of Maple Lake | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces |
| Maple Lake near Maple Lake | Maple Lake (E) | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 4 trailer spaces |
| Lake Pulaski | Pulaski Lake, Griffing Park | City of Buffalo | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 1 dock · restroom |
| Cedar Lake near Annandale | Cedar Lake, Schroeder Park | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · restroom |
| Cedar Lake near Annandale | Cedar Lake (W) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Howard Lake | Howard Lake, Memorial Park | City of Howard Lake | trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp |
| Howard Lake | Howard Lake, Lions Park | City of Howard Lake | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 1 dock · restroom |
| Howard Lake | Howard Lake (N) | Middleville Township | carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp |
| Collinwood Lake | Collinwood Lake (N) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Collinwood Lake | Collinwood Lake (E) | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock |
| Collinwood Lake | Collinwood Lake (S) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock |
| Pleasant Lake | Pleasant Lake (S) | City of Annandale | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 8 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Pleasant Lake | Pleasant Lake (N) | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Cokato Lake | Cokato Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Waverly Lake | Waverly Lake | City of Waverly | carry-in · 1 ramp |
| Waverly Lake | Waverly Lake, Waterfront Park | City of Waverly | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · restroom |
| Fountain Lake | Fountain Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 2 trailer spaces |
| Lake John | Lake John, Huikko Landing | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 19 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Lake Ann | Ann Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Granite Lake | Granite Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 11 trailer spaces |
| French Lake | French Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 14 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Little Waverly Lake | Little Waverly Lake | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp |
| Beebe Lake | Beebe Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Ramsey Lake | Ramsey Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Mink Lake near Maple Lake | Mink/Somers Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces |
| Lake Charlotte | Charlotte Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 2 trailer spaces |
| Smith Lake | Smith Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 2 trailer spaces |
| Limestone Lake | Limestone Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 5 trailer spaces |
| Ida Lake | Ida Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces |
| Bass Lake | Bass Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Millstone Lake | Millstone Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 5 trailer spaces |
| Lake Mary near Maple Lake | Mary Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces |
| Eagle Lake | Eagle Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces |
| Lake Emma | Emma Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | carry-in · 1 ramp · 2 trailer spaces |
| Rock Lake | Rock Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces |
| Dean Lake | Dean Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces |
| Constance Lake | Constance Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 6 trailer spaces |
| Deer Lake | Deer Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces |
| Dutch Lake | Dutch Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 4 trailer spaces |
| Green Mountain Lake | Green Mountain Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 1 trailer spaces |
| Shakopee Lake | Shakopee Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 2 trailer spaces |
| Locke Lake | Locke Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Indian Lake | Indian Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 4 trailer spaces |
| Little Mary Lake | Little Mary Lake (Maria), Lake Maria SPK | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 20 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Camp Lake | Camp (Henry) Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces |
| Lake White | White Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 2 trailer spaces |
| Crawford Lake | Crawford Lake | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 8 trailer spaces |
| Lake Martha | Martha Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 2 trailer spaces |
| Dog Lake | Dog Lake, Johnson Park | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 3 trailer spaces |
| Brooks Lake | Brooks Lake | City of Cokato | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 3 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Birch Lake near Monticello | Birch Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 2 trailer spaces |
| Fish Lake | Fish Lake | Clearwater Township | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp |
| Lake Union | Union Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces |
| Moose Lake | Moses Lake | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp |
| Sullivan Lake | Sullivan Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces |
| Nixon Lake | Nixon Lake | Clearwater Township | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp |
| Mud Lake near Cokato | Mud Lake, Skifstrom | Wright County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 1 dock |
| School Section Lake | School Section Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 1 trailer spaces |
| Little Eagle Lake | Little Eagle Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | carry-in · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 2 trailer spaces |
| North Lake near Becker | North Lake, Harry Larson Park | Wright County | carry-in · 1 ramp |
Minnesota DNR public water access sites, fetched 26 Oct 2026. The record has no open or closed status.
Minnesota DNR lake surveys have recorded fish in 85 lakes in Wright County: walleye in 50, northern pike in 74, largemouth bass in 74 and muskellunge in 1. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 30 lakes stocked here between 2016 and 2025, 381 stockings in all. Walleye went into 30 lakes. In 2025, the latest year on record, 19 lakes were stocked.
| Game fish | Lakes | Largest lakes where recorded |
|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 50 | Clearwater Lake · Buffalo Lake · Sugar Lake · West Lake Sylvia · Maple Lake near Maple Lake and 45 more |
| Northern pike | 74 | Pelican Lake · Clearwater Lake · Buffalo Lake · Sugar Lake · West Lake Sylvia and 69 more |
| Muskellunge | 1 | Sugar Lake |
| Largemouth bass | 74 | Clearwater Lake · Buffalo Lake · Sugar Lake · West Lake Sylvia · Maple Lake near Maple Lake and 69 more |
| Smallmouth bass | 9 | Buffalo Lake · Collinwood Lake · Pleasant Lake · Cokato Lake · Waverly Lake and 4 more |
| Black crappie | 79 | Pelican Lake · Clearwater Lake · Buffalo Lake · Sugar Lake · West Lake Sylvia and 74 more |
| Bluegill | 78 | Clearwater Lake · Buffalo Lake · Sugar Lake · West Lake Sylvia · Maple Lake near Maple Lake and 73 more |
| Yellow perch | 63 | Clearwater Lake · Buffalo Lake · Sugar Lake · West Lake Sylvia · Maple Lake near Maple Lake and 58 more |
| Channel catfish | 12 | Buffalo Lake · Collinwood Lake · Cokato Lake · Little Waverly Lake · Lake Louisa and 7 more |
| White crappie | 3 | Buffalo Lake · French Lake · Rock Lake |
2025: 58 stockings, 2,920,232 fish in 19 lakes.
Species recorded in Minnesota DNR lake surveys (game fish by DNR's own list) and Minnesota DNR stocking reports, which give the year, not the day; via LakeFinder, fetched 26 Oct 2026. How we measure
Minnesota DNR lists at least one invasive species for 49 lakes in Wright County: Eurasian watermilfoil in 45, zebra mussel in 23, starry stonewort in 4 and flowering rush in 2. Moving water, plants or animals between lakes spreads them; DNR's rules apply at every access.
| Species | Lakes | Largest lakes listed |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian watermilfoil | 45 | Pelican Lake · Clearwater Lake · Buffalo Lake · Sugar Lake · West Lake Sylvia · Maple Lake near Maple Lake and 39 more |
| Zebra mussel | 23 | Clearwater Lake · Buffalo Lake · Sugar Lake · West Lake Sylvia · Maple Lake near Maple Lake · Lake Pulaski and 17 more |
| Starry stonewort | 4 | Clearwater Lake · Buffalo Lake · West Lake Sylvia · Pleasant Lake |
| Flowering rush | 2 | Maple Lake near Maple Lake · Granite Lake |
Minnesota DNR invasive species designations, as listed in LakeFinder, fetched 26 Oct 2026.
13 lakes here have a page of their own, with a depth map drawn from Minnesota DNR survey contours, the stocking record and the latest fish survey.
Chosen by search demand: Google Keyword Planner, October 2026. How we measure
256 lakes of 10 acres or more, 168 of them named, in Minnesota DNR hydrography. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Pelican Lake, at 3,765 acres.
Cedar Lake near Annandale, 108 ft at its deepest point by Minnesota DNR survey.
East Lake Sylvia, with measured Secchi readings averaging about 20 ft.
Minnesota DNR lists public water access sites on Pelican Lake, Clearwater Lake, Buffalo Lake, Sugar Lake, West Lake Sylvia, Maple Lake near Maple Lake, Lake Pulaski, Cedar Lake near Annandale and 49 more.
Minnesota DNR surveys have recorded walleye in 50 lakes here, the largest Clearwater Lake, Buffalo Lake, Sugar Lake, West Lake Sylvia, Maple Lake near Maple Lake and Lake Pulaski.
Minnesota DNR lists zebra mussels for 23 named lakes here, the largest Clearwater Lake, Buffalo Lake, Sugar Lake, West Lake Sylvia, Maple Lake near Maple Lake and Lake Pulaski.