---
type: lake
name: "Echo Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Finland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 42
max_depth_ft: 61
latitude: 47.5871
longitude: -91.06586
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "38002800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/echo-lake
---

# Echo Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Finland

- **Surface Area**: 42 acres
- **Max Depth**: 61 ft
- **Average Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 20.6 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

Echo Lake is a 42-acre lake near Finland in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 61 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 29 feet, and has roughly 1.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 20.6 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including rainbow trout and splake. 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 (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Rainbow Trout, Splake, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Ninemile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/ninemile-lake) - 1 miles, 297 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/crooked-lake-finland) - 1.3 miles, 272 acres
- [Hare Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/hare-lake) - 1.4 miles, 48 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/moose-lake-cramer) - 3.8 miles, 180 acres
- [Dam Five Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/dam-five-lake) - 4.3 miles, 78 acres
- [Cramer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/cramer-lake) - 4.8 miles, 68 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.5871,-91.06586)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38002800)
- [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/echo-lake)*