---
type: lake
name: "Richey Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Tofte"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 104
max_depth_ft: 6
latitude: 47.66846
longitude: -90.98973
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "16064300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/richey-lake
---

# Richey Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Tofte

- **Surface Area**: 104 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Richey Lake is a 104-acre lake near Tofte in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 1 fish species here, including northern pike. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

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

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 1
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike

## Nearby Lakes

- [Four Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/four-mile-lake) - 1.8 miles, 593 acres
- [Cross River](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/cross-river) - 2.1 miles, 79 acres
- [Finger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/finger-lake) - 3.6 miles, 204 acres
- [Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/whitefish-lake) - 3.7 miles, 346 acres
- [Little Wilson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/little-wilson-lake) - 3.7 miles, 55 acres
- [Toohey Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/toohey-lake) - 3.9 miles, 369 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.66846,-90.98973)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16064300)
- [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/richey-lake)*