---
type: lake
name: "Willmar Lake"
county: "Kandiyohi"
nearest_town: "Willmar"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 636
max_depth_ft: 14
latitude: 45.13791
longitude: -95.03648
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "34018000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/willmar-lake
---

# Willmar Lake

Lake in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, near Willmar

- **Surface Area**: 636 acres
- **Max Depth**: 14 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Willmar Lake is a 636-acre lake near Willmar in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It reaches 14 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.6 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 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 city. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around March 28, based on 7 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, River Carpsucker, Shortnose Gar, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 28
- **Years of record**: 7
- **Earliest**: 2017-03-07
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Foot Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/foot-lake) - 1.3 miles, 503 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/eagle-lake) - 3.6 miles, 849 acres
- [Point Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/point-lake) - 4 miles, 174 acres
- [East Solomon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/east-solomon-lake) - 4.3 miles, 658 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/long-lake) - 4.4 miles, 1,573 acres
- [Lake Wakanda](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/lake-wakanda) - 5.8 miles, 1,760 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.13791,-95.03648)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=34018000)
- [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/willmar-lake)*