---
type: lake
name: "Upper Twin Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Menahga"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 213
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 46.80826
longitude: -95.02682
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "29015700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/upper-twin-lake
---

# Upper Twin Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Menahga

- **Surface Area**: 213 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper Twin Lake is a 213-acre lake near Menahga in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 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 Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with faucet snail and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## 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**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **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, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Greater Redhorse, Hybrid Sunfish, River Redhorse, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lower Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wadena-county/lower-twin-lake) - 0.9 miles, 252 acres
- [Hinds Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/hinds-lake) - 2.1 miles, 305 acres
- [Lord Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/lord-lake) - 3 miles, 62 acres
- [Blueberry Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wadena-county/blueberry-lake) - 3.2 miles, 533 acres
- [Moran Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/moran-lake) - 3.6 miles, 101 acres
- [Stocking Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wadena-county/stocking-lake) - 3.6 miles, 362 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.80826,-95.02682)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29015700)
- [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/upper-twin-lake)*