---
type: lake
name: "Church Lake"
county: "Mahnomen"
nearest_town: "Mahnomen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 173
max_depth_ft: 19
latitude: 47.30118
longitude: -95.79458
lake_score: 33
dnr_lake_id: "44009200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mahnomen-county/church-lake
---

# Church Lake

Lake in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, near Mahnomen

- **Surface Area**: 173 acres
- **Max Depth**: 19 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 33/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Church Lake is a 173-acre lake near Mahnomen in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. It reaches 19 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2010.

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2010
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sargent Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mahnomen-county/sargent-lake) - 5.6 miles, 138 acres
- [North Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mahnomen-county/north-twin-lake) - 7.7 miles, 966 acres
- [South Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mahnomen-county/south-twin-lake) - 8.5 miles, 1,127 acres
- [Little Vanose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mahnomen-county/little-vanose-lake) - 8.9 miles, 143 acres
- [Snider Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mahnomen-county/snider-lake) - 9.1 miles, 634 acres
- [McCraney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mahnomen-county/mccraney-lake) - 10 miles, 270 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.30118,-95.79458)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=44009200)
- [All lakes in Mahnomen County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mahnomen-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mahnomen-county/church-lake)*