---
type: lake
name: "String Lake"
county: "Cottonwood"
nearest_town: "Wilder"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 336
max_depth_ft: 3.8
latitude: 43.86496
longitude: -95.19976
lake_score: 38
dnr_lake_id: "17002400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/string-lake
---

# String Lake

Lake in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, near Wilder

- **Surface Area**: 336 acres
- **Max Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 0.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 38/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

String Lake is a 336-acre lake near Wilder in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It reaches 4 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 8 Cottonwood County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 0.1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, yellow perch, and channel catfish. 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 2023.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Timber Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/timber-lake) - 3.3 miles, 191 acres
- [Cottonwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/cottonwood-lake) - 5.1 miles, 155 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/fish-lake) - 7.8 miles, 297 acres
- [Flahtery Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/flahtery-lake) - 8.3 miles, 457 acres
- [Bingham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/bingham-lake) - 8.5 miles, 270 acres
- [Heron Lake (South Heron)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/heron-lake-south-heron) - 10.1 miles, 2,641 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.86496,-95.19976)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=17002400)
- [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/string-lake)*