---
type: lake
name: "Sandy Lake"
county: "Beltrami"
nearest_town: "Tenstrike"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 261
max_depth_ft: 32
latitude: 47.69758
longitude: -94.78881
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "04012400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/sandy-lake
---

# Sandy Lake

Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, near Tenstrike

- **Surface Area**: 261 acres
- **Max Depth**: 32 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Sandy Lake is a 261-acre lake near Tenstrike in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It reaches 32 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **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, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Jackson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/jackson-lake) - 1.1 miles, 128 acres
- [Medicine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/medicine-lake) - 3.2 miles, 461 acres
- [Gull Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/gull-lake) - 3.6 miles, 2,256 acres
- [Larson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/larson-lake) - 4.6 miles, 203 acres
- [Black Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/black-lake) - 4.7 miles, 271 acres
- [Lake Julia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/lake-julia) - 5.1 miles, 511 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.69758,-94.78881)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=04012400)
- [All lakes in Beltrami County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county)

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