---
type: lake
name: "Stowe Lake"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Brandon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 377
max_depth_ft: 14
latitude: 45.99361
longitude: -95.62886
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "21026400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/stowe-lake
---

# Stowe Lake

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Brandon

- **Surface Area**: 377 acres
- **Max Depth**: 14 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Stowe Lake is a 377-acre lake near Brandon in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 14 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, 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 2025.

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 13, 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**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, 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 13
- **Years of record**: 7
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-06
- **Latest**: 2023-04-28

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Chippewa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/little-chippewa-lake) - 1.7 miles, 271 acres
- [Devils Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/devils-lake) - 2.5 miles, 234 acres
- [Whiskey Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/whiskey-lake) - 2.9 miles, 160 acres
- [Moon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/moon-lake) - 3.3 miles, 139 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/long-lake) - 3.7 miles, 202 acres
- [Chippewa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/chippewa-lake) - 4.2 miles, 1,186 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.99361,-95.62886)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21026400)
- [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/stowe-lake)*