---
type: lake
name: "McKinney Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Grand Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 106
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 47.25435
longitude: -93.53312
lake_score: 41
dnr_lake_id: "31037000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/mckinney-lake
---

# McKinney Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Grand Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 106 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Average Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 41/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

McKinney Lake is a 106-acre lake near Grand Rapids in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 9 feet, and has roughly 1.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 19, based on 43 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 19
- **Years of record**: 43
- **Earliest**: 2000-03-31
- **Latest**: 1996-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Hale Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hale-lake) - 0.9 miles, 130 acres
- [Blandin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/blandin-lake) - 1.7 miles, 490 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/horseshoe-lake-grand-rapids) - 3.3 miles, 142 acres
- [Shoal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/shoal-lake) - 3.7 miles, 676 acres
- [Little Jay Gould Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-jay-gould-lake) - 3.8 miles, 150 acres
- [Prairie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/prairie-lake) - 3.8 miles, 1,331 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.25435,-93.53312)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31037000)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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