---
type: lake
name: "Dead Coon Lake"
county: "Lincoln"
nearest_town: "Arco"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 547
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 44.3616
longitude: -96.09542
lake_score: 44
dnr_lake_id: "41002101"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/dead-coon-lake
---

# Dead Coon Lake

Lake in Lincoln County, Minnesota, near Arco

- **Surface Area**: 547 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 44/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Dead Coon Lake is a 547-acre lake near Arco in Lincoln County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, and yellow perch. 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/goose-lake) - 2.9 miles, 150 acres
- [Wood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/wood-lake) - 3.4 miles, 373 acres
- [Stay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/stay-lake) - 4.2 miles, 221 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/island-lake) - 4.4 miles, 170 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/clear-lake) - 7.4 miles, 66 acres
- [Lake Benton](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/lake-benton) - 8.9 miles, 2,699 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.3616,-96.09542)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=41002101)
- [All lakes in Lincoln County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/dead-coon-lake)*