---
type: lake
name: "Fifteen Lake"
county: "Clay"
nearest_town: "Hawley"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 154
max_depth_ft: 24
latitude: 46.76892
longitude: -96.22622
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "14003000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clay-county/fifteen-lake
---

# Fifteen Lake

Lake in Clay County, Minnesota, near Hawley

- **Surface Area**: 154 acres
- **Max Depth**: 24 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fifteen Lake is a 154-acre lake near Hawley in Clay County, Minnesota. It reaches 24 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 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 2024.

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

## 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**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **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, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/turtle-lake) - 2.7 miles, 196 acres
- [Upper Cormorant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/upper-cormorant-lake) - 4.7 miles, 974 acres
- [Bijou Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bijou-lake) - 5.2 miles, 225 acres
- [Rossman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/rossman-lake) - 5.5 miles, 273 acres
- [Middle Cormorant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/middle-cormorant-lake) - 5.7 miles, 373 acres
- [Lee Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clay-county/lee-lake) - 6.5 miles, 158 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.76892,-96.22622)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=14003000)
- [All lakes in Clay County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clay-county)

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