---
type: lake
name: "Lake Andrew"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Forada"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 923
max_depth_ft: 83
latitude: 45.8198
longitude: -95.41869
lake_score: 63
dnr_lake_id: "21008500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-andrew
---

# Lake Andrew

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Forada

- **Surface Area**: 923 acres
- **Max Depth**: 83 ft
- **Average Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 63/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Andrew is a 923-acre lake near Forada in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 83 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 29 feet, and has roughly 5.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. 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 14, based on 28 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**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **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, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, 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 14
- **Years of record**: 28
- **Earliest**: 2002-03-16
- **Latest**: 2018-05-03

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-mary) - 3.2 miles, 2,450 acres
- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/turtle-lake) - 3.2 miles, 218 acres
- [Union Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/union-lake) - 3.7 miles, 107 acres
- [Maple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/maple-lake) - 3.7 miles, 831 acres
- [Lake Latoka](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-latoka) - 3.9 miles, 767 acres
- [Burgen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/burgen-lake) - 4.1 miles, 174 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.8198,-95.41869)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21008500)
- [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/lake-andrew)*