---
type: lake
name: "Moses Lake"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Millerville"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 824
max_depth_ft: 32
latitude: 46.06119
longitude: -95.59922
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "21024500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/moses-lake
---

# Moses Lake

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Millerville

- **Surface Area**: 824 acres
- **Max Depth**: 32 ft
- **Average Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Moses Lake is an 824-acre lake near Millerville in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 32 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 16 feet, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15.6 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 17 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 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 17, based on 6 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**: 17
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **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, Rock Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, 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 17
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2007-04-04
- **Latest**: 2022-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Aaron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/aaron-lake) - 1 miles, 610 acres
- [Little Chippewa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/little-chippewa-lake) - 4.3 miles, 271 acres
- [Stowe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/stowe-lake) - 4.9 miles, 377 acres
- [Devils Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/devils-lake) - 5 miles, 234 acres
- [Chippewa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/chippewa-lake) - 5.2 miles, 1,186 acres
- [Ina Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/ina-lake) - 6.1 miles, 218 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.06119,-95.59922)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21024500)
- [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/moses-lake)*