---
type: lake
name: "Shaokotan Lake"
county: "Lincoln"
nearest_town: "Ivanhoe"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 996
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 44.4045
longitude: -96.36201
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "41008900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/shaokotan-lake
---

# Shaokotan Lake

Lake in Lincoln County, Minnesota, near Ivanhoe

- **Surface Area**: 996 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Shaokotan Lake is a 996-acre lake near Ivanhoe in Lincoln County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.7 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 10 Lincoln County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill, 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 are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR and county. Picnic Point County Park is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around March 31, based on 33 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, county
- **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, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Picnic Point County Park

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Green Sunfish, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 31
- **Years of record**: 33
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Hendricks Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/hendricks-lake) - 8.1 miles, 1,522 acres
- [Perch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/perch-lake) - 8.3 miles, 246 acres
- [Hawksnest Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/hawksnest-lake) - 9.1 miles, 299 acres
- [Steep Bank Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/steep-bank-lake) - 9.4 miles, 199 acres
- [Stay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/stay-lake) - 9.5 miles, 221 acres
- [Lake Benton](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lincoln-county/lake-benton) - 10 miles, 2,699 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.4045,-96.36201)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=41008900)
- [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/shaokotan-lake)*