---
type: lake
name: "Cook Lake"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Holmes City"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 101
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 45.87451
longitude: -95.48452
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "21011100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/cook-lake
---

# Cook Lake

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Holmes City

- **Surface Area**: 101 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cook Lake is a 101-acre lake near Holmes City in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2001.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2001
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Mina Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/mina-lake) - 1.4 miles, 411 acres
- [Lobster Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lobster-lake) - 2.1 miles, 1,334 acres
- [Lake Latoka](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-latoka) - 2.3 miles, 767 acres
- [Mill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/mill-lake) - 2.8 miles, 451 acres
- [Brophy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/brophy-lake) - 2.9 miles, 297 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-mary) - 3.1 miles, 2,450 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.87451,-95.48452)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21011100)
- [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/cook-lake)*