---
type: lake
name: "Middle McDougal Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Isabella"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 104
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 47.62665
longitude: -91.55131
lake_score: 47
dnr_lake_id: "38065800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/middle-mcdougal-lake
---

# Middle McDougal Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Isabella

- **Surface Area**: 104 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 47/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Middle McDougal Lake is a 104-acre lake near Isabella in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [South McDougal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/south-mcdougal-lake) - 0.8 miles, 287 acres
- [North McDougal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/north-mcdougal-lake) - 0.9 miles, 273 acres
- [Stony Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/stony-lake) - 3 miles, 249 acres
- [Campers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/campers-lake) - 3 miles, 48 acres
- [Wampus Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/wampus-lake) - 3.4 miles, 139 acres
- [Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/pike-lake) - 3.5 miles, 77 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.62665,-91.55131)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38065800)
- [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/middle-mcdougal-lake)*