---
type: lake
name: "Lake Calhoun"
county: "Kandiyohi"
nearest_town: "Spicer"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 647
max_depth_ft: 13
latitude: 45.27327
longitude: -94.83254
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "34006200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/lake-calhoun
---

# Lake Calhoun

Lake in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, near Spicer

- **Surface Area**: 647 acres
- **Max Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Calhoun is a 647-acre lake near Spicer in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It reaches 13 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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 and township. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 11, based on 22 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **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, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 11
- **Years of record**: 22
- **Earliest**: 2000-03-11
- **Latest**: 2013-05-04

## Nearby Lakes

- [Green Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/green-lake) - 3.8 miles, 5,569 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/long-lake-new-london) - 4 miles, 325 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/bass-lake) - 5.6 miles, 50 acres
- [Lake Monongalia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/lake-monongalia) - 6.1 miles, 2,290 acres
- [Diamond Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/diamond-lake) - 6.2 miles, 1,610 acres
- [Nest Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/nest-lake) - 6.5 miles, 969 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.27327,-94.83254)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=34006200)
- [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/lake-calhoun)*