---
type: lake
name: "Benedict Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Benedict"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 464
max_depth_ft: 91
latitude: 47.13901
longitude: -94.69252
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "29004800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/benedict-lake
---

# Benedict Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Benedict

- **Surface Area**: 464 acres
- **Max Depth**: 91 ft
- **Average Depth**: 41 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Benedict Lake is a 464-acre lake near Benedict in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 91 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 41 feet, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth 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 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with starry stonewort and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 30, based on 9 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**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Lake Whitefish, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

starry stonewort, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 30
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2017-04-03
- **Latest**: 2008-05-10

## Nearby Lakes

- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/horseshoe-lake) - 2.9 miles, 264 acres
- [Kabekona Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/kabekona-lake) - 3.6 miles, 2,433 acres
- [Swamp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/swamp-lake) - 5.7 miles, 600 acres
- [May Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/may-lake) - 5.7 miles, 143 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/long-lake-walker) - 6.2 miles, 279 acres
- [Garfield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/garfield-lake) - 6.5 miles, 972 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.13901,-94.69252)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29004800)
- [All lakes in Hubbard County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county)

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