---
type: lake
name: "Bingham Lake"
county: "Cottonwood"
nearest_town: "Bingham Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 270
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 43.92114
longitude: -95.04685
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "17000700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/bingham-lake
---

# Bingham Lake

Lake in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, near Bingham Lake

- **Surface Area**: 270 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bingham Lake is a 270-acre lake near Bingham Lake in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 8 Cottonwood County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. 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 are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/eagle-lake) - 2.8 miles, 105 acres
- [Cottonwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/cottonwood-lake) - 3.9 miles, 155 acres
- [Mountain Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/mountain-lake) - 5.2 miles, 230 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/fish-lake) - 5.2 miles, 297 acres
- [String Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/string-lake) - 8.5 miles, 336 acres
- [Lake Independence](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/lake-independence) - 10.9 miles, 99 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.92114,-95.04685)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=17000700)
- [All lakes in Cottonwood County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county)

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