---
type: lake
name: "Hendricks Lake"
county: "Lincoln"
nearest_town: "Hendricks"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1522
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 44.49049
longitude: -96.47349
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "41011000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/hendricks-lake
---

# Hendricks Lake

Lake in Lincoln County, Minnesota, near Hendricks

- **Surface Area**: 1,522 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 12.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)
- **Border Water**: shared with South Dakota

## About

Hendricks Lake is a 1,522-acre lake near Hendricks in Lincoln County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 12.6 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 10 Lincoln County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.6 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer. The lake is a border water shared with South Dakota, so different seasons, limits and licensing rules can apply on the far side.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. 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 are 4 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the city and Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 5, based on 24 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: city, Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **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, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, White Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 5
- **Years of record**: 24
- **Earliest**: 2024-02-25
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Steep Bank Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/steep-bank-lake) - 7.9 miles, 199 acres
- [Shaokotan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/shaokotan-lake) - 8.1 miles, 996 acres
- [Perch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/perch-lake) - 9.2 miles, 246 acres
- [Oak Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/oak-lake) - 12 miles, 108 acres
- [Hawksnest Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/hawksnest-lake) - 13.1 miles, 299 acres
- [Popowski Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/popowski-lake) - 13.5 miles, 143 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.49049,-96.47349)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=41011000)
- [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/hendricks-lake)*