---
type: lake
name: "Mayhew Lake"
county: "Benton"
nearest_town: "Mayhew"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 128
max_depth_ft: 20
latitude: 45.70437
longitude: -94.09546
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "05000700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/benton-county/mayhew-lake
---

# Mayhew Lake

Lake in Benton County, Minnesota, near Mayhew

- **Surface Area**: 128 acres
- **Max Depth**: 20 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Mayhew Lake is a 128-acre lake near Mayhew in Benton County, Minnesota. It reaches 20 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4 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 2022.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/benton-county/little-rock-lake) - 3.9 miles, 1,311 acres
- [Briggs Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/briggs-lake) - 16.1 miles, 404 acres
- [Lake Julia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/lake-julia) - 16.1 miles, 154 acres
- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/pickerel-lake) - 16.3 miles, 108 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/long-lake) - 16.3 miles, 174 acres
- [Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/rush-lake) - 16.7 miles, 161 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.70437,-94.09546)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=05000700)
- [All lakes in Benton County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/benton-county)

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