---
type: lake
name: "White Earth Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "White Earth"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1989
max_depth_ft: 120
latitude: 47.12864
longitude: -95.75339
lake_score: 68
dnr_lake_id: "03032800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/white-earth-lake
---

# White Earth Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near White Earth

- **Surface Area**: 1,989 acres
- **Max Depth**: 120 ft
- **Shoreline**: 13.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 68/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

White Earth Lake is a 1,989-acre lake near White Earth in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 120 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 13.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.8 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 17 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. 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 21, based on 16 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**: 17
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Lake Sturgeon, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, 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 21
- **Years of record**: 16
- **Earliest**: 2017-04-07
- **Latest**: 2008-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bass-lake-white-earth) - 1.8 miles, 126 acres
- [Net Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/net-lake) - 2.1 miles, 230 acres
- [McCraney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mahnomen-county/mccraney-lake) - 3.7 miles, 270 acres
- [Strawberry Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/strawberry-lake) - 4.7 miles, 1,498 acres
- [Big Sugar Bush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/big-sugar-bush-lake) - 6 miles, 522 acres
- [Snider Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mahnomen-county/snider-lake) - 6.2 miles, 634 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.12864,-95.75339)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03032800)
- [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/white-earth-lake)*