---
type: lake
name: "Blackwell Lake"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Holmes City"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 307
max_depth_ft: 42
latitude: 45.82588
longitude: -95.5573
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "21015100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/blackwell-lake
---

# Blackwell Lake

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Holmes City

- **Surface Area**: 307 acres
- **Max Depth**: 42 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Blackwell Lake is a 307-acre lake near Holmes City in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 42 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 5.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.6 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

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.

## 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**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit 10.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Grants Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/grants-lake) - 0.6 miles, 177 acres
- [Rachel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/rachel-lake) - 1.9 miles, 448 acres
- [Mill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/mill-lake) - 2.2 miles, 451 acres
- [South Oscar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/south-oscar-lake) - 2.4 miles, 997 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/crooked-lake) - 2.4 miles, 284 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/round-lake) - 2.7 miles, 81 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.82588,-95.5573)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21015100)
- [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/blackwell-lake)*