---
type: lake
name: "Lake Winona"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Alexandria"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 213
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 45.88105
longitude: -95.39592
lake_score: 47
dnr_lake_id: "21008100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-winona
---

# Lake Winona

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Alexandria

- **Surface Area**: 213 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 47/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Winona is a 213-acre lake near Alexandria in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 5.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. 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 2021.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the city. Ice typically goes out around April 10, based on 13 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 10
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-15
- **Latest**: 2008-04-22

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Agnes](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-agnes) - 1.4 miles, 137 acres
- [Cowdry Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/cowdry-lake) - 1.6 miles, 243 acres
- [Lake Henry](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-henry) - 1.8 miles, 152 acres
- [Lake Latoka](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-latoka) - 2 miles, 767 acres
- [Lake Darling](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-darling) - 2.6 miles, 1,050 acres
- [Brophy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/brophy-lake) - 2.8 miles, 297 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.88105,-95.39592)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21008100)
- [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-winona)*