---
type: lake
name: "Ringo Lake"
county: "Kandiyohi"
nearest_town: "Spicer"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 735
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 45.22843
longitude: -95.0134
lake_score: 47
dnr_lake_id: "34017200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/ringo-lake
---

# Ringo Lake

Lake in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, near Spicer

- **Surface Area**: 735 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 47/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ringo Lake is a 735-acre lake near Spicer in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 9.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

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 2025.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. 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 3, based on 9 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **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, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-13
- **Latest**: 2008-04-12

## Nearby Lakes

- [Henderson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/henderson-lake) - 1 miles, 75 acres
- [George Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/george-lake) - 1.7 miles, 228 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/long-lake) - 2.1 miles, 1,573 acres
- [Point Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/point-lake) - 2.4 miles, 174 acres
- [Lake Florida](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/lake-florida) - 2.6 miles, 705 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/eagle-lake) - 3.2 miles, 849 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.22843,-95.0134)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=34017200)
- [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/ringo-lake)*