---
type: lake
name: "Hawksnest Lake"
county: "Lincoln"
nearest_town: "Ivanhoe"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 299
max_depth_ft: 7.3
latitude: 44.47634
longitude: -96.20764
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "41004500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/hawksnest-lake
---

# Hawksnest Lake

Lake in Lincoln County, Minnesota, near Ivanhoe

- **Surface Area**: 299 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hawksnest Lake is a 299-acre lake near Ivanhoe in Lincoln County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.6 miles of shoreline.

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

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Activities

Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Popowski Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/popowski-lake) - 3.1 miles, 143 acres
- [Oak Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/oak-lake) - 4.5 miles, 108 acres
- [Perch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/perch-lake) - 4.7 miles, 246 acres
- [Stay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/stay-lake) - 6.2 miles, 221 acres
- [Steep Bank Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/steep-bank-lake) - 7.4 miles, 199 acres
- [Shaokotan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/shaokotan-lake) - 9.1 miles, 996 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.47634,-96.20764)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=41004500)
- [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/hawksnest-lake)*