---
type: lake
name: "South McDougal Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Isabella"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 287
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 47.61598
longitude: -91.5583
lake_score: 44
dnr_lake_id: "38065900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/south-mcdougal-lake
---

# South McDougal Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Isabella

- **Surface Area**: 287 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Average Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 44/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

South McDougal Lake is a 287-acre lake near Isabella in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 4 feet, and has roughly 5.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

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**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Middle McDougal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/middle-mcdougal-lake) - 0.8 miles, 104 acres
- [North McDougal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/north-mcdougal-lake) - 1.7 miles, 273 acres
- [Stony Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/stony-lake) - 2.7 miles, 249 acres
- [Wampus Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/wampus-lake) - 3.4 miles, 139 acres
- [Campers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/campers-lake) - 3.5 miles, 48 acres
- [Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/pike-lake) - 4.2 miles, 77 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.61598,-91.5583)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38065900)
- [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/south-mcdougal-lake)*