---
type: lake
name: "Popowski Lake"
county: "Lincoln"
nearest_town: "Ivanhoe"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 143
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 44.521
longitude: -96.20352
lake_score: 12
dnr_lake_id: "41004400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/popowski-lake
---

# Popowski Lake

Lake in Lincoln County, Minnesota, near Ivanhoe

- **Surface Area**: 143 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 0.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 12/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Popowski Lake is a 143-acre lake near Ivanhoe in Lincoln County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 0.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including walleye 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.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 4
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Oak Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/oak-lake) - 2.1 miles, 108 acres
- [Hawksnest Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/hawksnest-lake) - 3.1 miles, 299 acres
- [Perch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/perch-lake) - 4.3 miles, 246 acres
- [Steep Bank Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/steep-bank-lake) - 6.3 miles, 199 acres
- [Stay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/stay-lake) - 9.1 miles, 221 acres
- [Shaokotan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/shaokotan-lake) - 11.2 miles, 996 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.521,-96.20352)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=41004400)
- [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/popowski-lake)*