---
type: lake
name: "Makwa Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Prairie Portage"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 128
max_depth_ft: 76
latitude: 48.00511
longitude: -91.05998
lake_score: 36
dnr_lake_id: "38014700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/makwa-lake
---

# Makwa Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Prairie Portage

- **Surface Area**: 128 acres
- **Max Depth**: 76 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 36/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Makwa Lake is a 128-acre lake near Prairie Portage in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 76 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. 3 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Elton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/elton-lake) - 1.2 miles, 124 acres
- [Boulder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/boulder-lake) - 2.8 miles, 259 acres
- [Adams Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/adams-lake) - 3.3 miles, 475 acres
- [Little Saganaga Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/little-saganaga-lake) - 3.5 miles, 1,627 acres
- [Raven Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/raven-lake) - 4.4 miles, 179 acres
- [Gabimichigami Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gabimichigami-lake) - 4.4 miles, 1,186 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.00511,-91.05998)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38014700)
- [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/makwa-lake)*