---
type: lake
name: "Lake Minnetaga"
county: "Kandiyohi"
nearest_town: "Kandiyohi"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 791
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 45.07948
longitude: -94.86549
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "34007600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/lake-minnetaga
---

# Lake Minnetaga

Lake in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, near Kandiyohi

- **Surface Area**: 791 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Minnetaga is a 791-acre lake near Kandiyohi in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.4 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. 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 2021.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the township and Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Orangespotted Sunfish, Smallmouth Buffalo, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Ella Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/ella-lake) - 2.5 miles, 153 acres
- [Lake Elizabeth](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/lake-elizabeth) - 3.2 miles, 1,023 acres
- [Carrie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/carrie-lake) - 3.9 miles, 89 acres
- [Lake Wakanda](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/lake-wakanda) - 6.5 miles, 1,760 acres
- [Big Kandiyohi Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/big-kandiyohi-lake) - 7 miles, 2,730 acres
- [Diamond Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/diamond-lake) - 7.3 miles, 1,610 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.07948,-94.86549)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=34007600)
- [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-minnetaga)*