---
type: lake
name: "Perch Lake"
county: "Lincoln"
nearest_town: "Ivanhoe"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 246
max_depth_ft: 16.2
latitude: 44.51285
longitude: -96.28906
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "41006700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/perch-lake
---

# Perch Lake

Lake in Lincoln County, Minnesota, near Ivanhoe

- **Surface Area**: 246 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Perch Lake is a 246-acre lake near Ivanhoe in Lincoln County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 3.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.6 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth 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 is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **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, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Steep Bank Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/steep-bank-lake) - 2.7 miles, 199 acres
- [Oak Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/oak-lake) - 3 miles, 108 acres
- [Popowski Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/popowski-lake) - 4.3 miles, 143 acres
- [Hawksnest Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/hawksnest-lake) - 4.7 miles, 299 acres
- [Shaokotan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/shaokotan-lake) - 8.3 miles, 996 acres
- [Hendricks Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/hendricks-lake) - 9.2 miles, 1,522 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.51285,-96.28906)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=41006700)
- [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/perch-lake)*