---
type: lake
name: "Leif Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Audubon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 521
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 46.79801
longitude: -96.04129
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "03057500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/leif-lake
---

# Leif Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Audubon

- **Surface Area**: 521 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 11.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Leif Lake is a 521-acre lake near Audubon in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 11.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **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, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Cormorant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/little-cormorant-lake) - 1.5 miles, 1,067 acres
- [Big Cormorant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/big-cormorant-lake) - 2.4 miles, 3,657 acres
- [Marshall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/marshall-lake) - 2.9 miles, 191 acres
- [Rossman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/rossman-lake) - 3.5 miles, 273 acres
- [Stakke Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/stakke-lake) - 3.8 miles, 497 acres
- [Middle Cormorant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/middle-cormorant-lake) - 4.2 miles, 373 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.79801,-96.04129)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03057500)
- [All lakes in Becker County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county)

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