---
type: lake
name: "Toad Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Osage"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1715
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 46.86556
longitude: -95.49132
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "03010700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/toad-lake
---

# Toad Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Osage

- **Surface Area**: 1,715 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Average Depth**: 21 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Toad Lake is a 1,715-acre lake near Osage in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 21 feet, and has roughly 10.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.6 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 2021.

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. Ice typically goes out around April 25, based on 14 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 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, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 25
- **Years of record**: 14
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-23
- **Latest**: 2013-05-13

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sieverson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/sieverson-lake) - 2 miles, 82 acres
- [South Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/south-twin-lake) - 2.9 miles, 150 acres
- [Little Toad Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/little-toad-lake) - 4 miles, 406 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bass-lake-snellman) - 4.4 miles, 130 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/island-lake) - 4.9 miles, 1,179 acres
- [Height of Land Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/height-of-land-lake) - 5.8 miles, 3,795 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.86556,-95.49132)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03010700)
- [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/toad-lake)*