---
type: lake
name: "Christianson Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Wales"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 150
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 47.25632
longitude: -91.67459
lake_score: 42
dnr_lake_id: "38075000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/christianson-lake
---

# Christianson Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Wales

- **Surface Area**: 150 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 42/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Christianson Lake is a 150-acre lake near Wales in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 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 5 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface).

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Thomas Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/thomas-lake-two-harbors) - 1.9 miles, 142 acres
- [Kane Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/kane-lake) - 3.1 miles, 112 acres
- [Marble Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/marble-lake) - 4.2 miles, 160 acres
- [Highland Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/highland-lake) - 4.3 miles, 111 acres
- [Stewart Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/stewart-lake) - 6 miles, 238 acres
- [Little Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-stone-lake) - 7 miles, 169 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.25632,-91.67459)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38075000)
- [All lakes in Lake County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county)

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