---
type: lake
name: "Kabekona Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Laporte"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2433
max_depth_ft: 133
latitude: 47.16678
longitude: -94.75756
lake_score: 68
dnr_lake_id: "29007500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/kabekona-lake
---

# Kabekona Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Laporte

- **Surface Area**: 2,433 acres
- **Max Depth**: 133 ft
- **Average Depth**: 53 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 68/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Kabekona Lake is a 2,433-acre lake near Laporte in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 133 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 53 feet, and has roughly 10.2 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 81 Hubbard County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.7 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 20 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. Special fishing regulations apply to walleye, 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 county. 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 23, based on 67 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 20
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Walleye**: All from 20-26" must be immediately released. One over 26" allowed in possession. Possession limit four.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 23
- **Years of record**: 67
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-24
- **Latest**: 1909-05-18

## Nearby Lakes

- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/horseshoe-lake) - 2.7 miles, 264 acres
- [Benedict Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/benedict-lake) - 3.6 miles, 464 acres
- [Garfield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/garfield-lake) - 4 miles, 972 acres
- [Nelson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/nelson-lake) - 4.1 miles, 40 acres
- [Swamp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/swamp-lake) - 6.2 miles, 600 acres
- [Steamboat Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/steamboat-lake) - 8.1 miles, 1,756 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.16678,-94.75756)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29007500)
- [All lakes in Hubbard County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county)

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