---
type: lake
name: "Linwood Lake"
county: "Anoka"
nearest_town: "Wyoming"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 572
max_depth_ft: 42
latitude: 45.35177
longitude: -93.11003
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "02002600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/linwood-lake
---

# Linwood Lake

Lake in Anoka County, Minnesota, near Wyoming

- **Surface Area**: 572 acres
- **Max Depth**: 42 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Linwood Lake is a 572-acre lake near Wyoming in Anoka County, Minnesota. It reaches 42 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 15 Anoka County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around March 31, based on 14 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 31
- **Years of record**: 14
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-15
- **Latest**: 2013-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/island-lake) - 1.3 miles, 73 acres
- [Martin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/martin-lake) - 2.6 miles, 232 acres
- [Coon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/coon-lake) - 4.1 miles, 1,481 acres
- [Typo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/typo-lake) - 4.5 miles, 298 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/fish-lake) - 4.5 miles, 334 acres
- [South Sunrise Pool](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/south-sunrise-pool) - 7.3 miles, 299 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.35177,-93.11003)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=02002600)
- [All lakes in Anoka County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/linwood-lake)*