---
type: lake
name: "Moosehorn Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Hovland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 66
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 47.89822
longitude: -90.00126
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "16001500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/moosehorn-lake
---

# Moosehorn Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Hovland

- **Surface Area**: 66 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Moosehorn Lake is a 66-acre lake near Hovland in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 1 fish species here, including splake. 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.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 1
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: No

## Activities

Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Splake

## Nearby Lakes

- [Tom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/tom-lake) - 3.1 miles, 404 acres
- [Swamp River Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/swamp-river-reservoir) - 4.4 miles, 165 acres
- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/otter-lake) - 6.4 miles, 75 acres
- [Chester Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/chester-lake) - 7.1 miles, 52 acres
- [Esther Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/esther-lake) - 7.6 miles, 78 acres
- [Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/trout-lake) - 8.2 miles, 259 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.89822,-90.00126)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16001500)
- [All lakes in Cook County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county)

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