---
type: lake
name: "Aaron Lake"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Millerville"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 610
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 46.07152
longitude: -95.5854
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "21024200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/aaron-lake
---

# Aaron Lake

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Millerville

- **Surface Area**: 610 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Average Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Aaron Lake is a 610-acre lake near Millerville in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 9 feet, and has roughly 4.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 18, based on 9 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **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, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 18
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-07
- **Latest**: 2008-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Moses Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/moses-lake) - 1 miles, 824 acres
- [Little Chippewa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/little-chippewa-lake) - 5 miles, 271 acres
- [Chippewa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/chippewa-lake) - 5.5 miles, 1,186 acres
- [Devils Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/devils-lake) - 5.6 miles, 234 acres
- [Stowe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/stowe-lake) - 5.8 miles, 377 acres
- [Spitzer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/spitzer-lake) - 5.8 miles, 731 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.07152,-95.5854)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21024200)
- [All lakes in Douglas County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county)

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