---
type: lake
name: "Lake Latoka"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Alexandria"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 767
max_depth_ft: 108
latitude: 45.87461
longitude: -95.43603
lake_score: 68
dnr_lake_id: "21010600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-latoka
---

# Lake Latoka

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Alexandria

- **Surface Area**: 767 acres
- **Max Depth**: 108 ft
- **Average Depth**: 42 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 68/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Latoka is a 767-acre lake near Alexandria in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 108 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 42 feet, and has roughly 8.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 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 2022.

There are 2 public boat launches (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 15, based on 27 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **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, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 15
- **Years of record**: 27
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-17
- **Latest**: 2014-05-11

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cowdry Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/cowdry-lake) - 2 miles, 243 acres
- [Lake Winona](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-winona) - 2 miles, 213 acres
- [Brophy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/brophy-lake) - 2.1 miles, 297 acres
- [Mina Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/mina-lake) - 2.3 miles, 411 acres
- [Cook Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/cook-lake) - 2.3 miles, 101 acres
- [North Union Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/north-union-lake) - 2.9 miles, 118 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.87461,-95.43603)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21010600)
- [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-latoka)*