---
type: lake
name: "Lightning Lake"
county: "Grant"
nearest_town: "Wendell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 541
max_depth_ft: 11
latitude: 46.07024
longitude: -96.08491
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "26028200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county/lightning-lake
---

# Lightning Lake

Lake in Grant County, Minnesota, near Wendell

- **Surface Area**: 541 acres
- **Max Depth**: 11 ft
- **Average Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lightning Lake is a 541-acre lake near Wendell in Grant County, Minnesota. It reaches 11 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 7 feet, and has roughly 4.9 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 10 Grant County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 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. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. Lightning Lake Access- DNA is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Lightning Lake Access- DNA

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Ten Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/ten-mile-lake) - 7 miles, 1,428 acres
- [North Ten Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/north-ten-mile-lake) - 7.6 miles, 654 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/clear-lake) - 9.8 miles, 399 acres
- [Rose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/rose-lake-dalton) - 10 miles, 108 acres
- [Pomme de Terre Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county/pomme-de-terre-lake) - 10.3 miles, 1,816 acres
- [Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/swan-lake) - 10.9 miles, 749 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.07024,-96.08491)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=26028200)
- [All lakes in Grant County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county/lightning-lake)*