---
type: lake
name: "Wind Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Prairie Portage"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 926
max_depth_ft: 32
latitude: 48.01348
longitude: -91.53576
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "38064200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/wind-lake
---

# Wind Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Prairie Portage

- **Surface Area**: 926 acres
- **Max Depth**: 32 ft
- **Shoreline**: 17.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Wind Lake is a 926-acre lake near Prairie Portage in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 32 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 17.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2011.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. 9 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2011
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Campground

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/moose-lake) - 1.9 miles, 1,301 acres
- [Indiana Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/indiana-lake) - 2.7 miles, 143 acres
- [Hula Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/hula-lake) - 3 miles, 131 acres
- [Jasper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/jasper-lake) - 3.2 miles, 175 acres
- [Wood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/wood-lake) - 3.2 miles, 617 acres
- [Manomin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/manomin-lake) - 3.4 miles, 409 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.01348,-91.53576)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38064200)
- [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/wind-lake)*