---
type: lake
name: "Okamanpeedan Lake"
county: "Martin"
nearest_town: "Ceylon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2268
max_depth_ft: 6.5
latitude: 43.49488
longitude: -94.59312
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "46005100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/okamanpeedan-lake
---

# Okamanpeedan Lake

Lake in Martin County, Minnesota, near Ceylon

- **Surface Area**: 2,268 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 16.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)
- **Border Water**: shared with Iowa

## About

Okamanpeedan Lake is a 2,268-acre lake near Ceylon in Martin County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 16.3 miles of shoreline. It is the largest lake in Martin County in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer. The lake is a border water shared with Iowa, so different seasons, limits and licensing rules can apply on the far side.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, white crappie, yellow perch, and channel catfish. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There are 3 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR and county. Ice typically goes out around March 24, based on 12 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Quillback, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 24
- **Years of record**: 12
- **Earliest**: 2024-02-22
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/clear-lake) - 3.6 miles, 267 acres
- [Bright Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/bright-lake) - 4.6 miles, 639 acres
- [South Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/south-silver-lake) - 6.6 miles, 252 acres
- [Iowa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/iowa-lake) - 6.7 miles, 705 acres
- [Willmert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/willmert-lake) - 7.2 miles, 335 acres
- [Amber Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/amber-lake) - 9.8 miles, 182 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.49488,-94.59312)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=46005100)
- [All lakes in Martin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county)

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