---
type: lake
name: "Ella Lake"
county: "Kandiyohi"
nearest_town: "Atwater"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 153
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 45.07968
longitude: -94.81354
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "34003300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/ella-lake
---

# Ella Lake

Lake in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, near Atwater

- **Surface Area**: 153 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ella Lake is a 153-acre lake near Atwater in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 19
- **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, White Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Elizabeth](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/lake-elizabeth) - 1.1 miles, 1,023 acres
- [Carrie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/carrie-lake) - 1.3 miles, 89 acres
- [Lake Minnetaga](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/lake-minnetaga) - 2.5 miles, 791 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/long-lake) - 7.3 miles, 783 acres
- [Diamond Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/diamond-lake) - 7.3 miles, 1,610 acres
- [Peterson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/peterson-lake) - 7.9 miles, 135 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.07968,-94.81354)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=34003300)
- [All lakes in Kandiyohi County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county)

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