---
type: lake
name: "Mill Lake"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Alexandria"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 451
max_depth_ft: 40
latitude: 45.85195
longitude: -95.53204
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "21018000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/mill-lake
---

# Mill Lake

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Alexandria

- **Surface Area**: 451 acres
- **Max Depth**: 40 ft
- **Average Depth**: 20 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Mill Lake is a 451-acre lake near Alexandria in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 40 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 20 feet, and has roughly 5.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13.6 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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 11, based on 7 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**: 15
- **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, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, 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 11
- **Years of record**: 7
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-21
- **Latest**: 2022-04-25

## Nearby Lakes

- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/round-lake) - 1.3 miles, 81 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/crooked-lake) - 1.5 miles, 284 acres
- [Grants Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/grants-lake) - 1.8 miles, 177 acres
- [Lobster Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lobster-lake) - 1.8 miles, 1,334 acres
- [Blackwell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/blackwell-lake) - 2.2 miles, 307 acres
- [Cook Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/cook-lake) - 2.8 miles, 101 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.85195,-95.53204)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21018000)
- [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/mill-lake)*