---
type: lake
name: "Winsted Lake"
county: "McLeod"
nearest_town: "Winsted"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 382
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 44.96195
longitude: -94.03576
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "43001200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/winsted-lake
---

# Winsted Lake

Lake in McLeod County, Minnesota, near Winsted

- **Surface Area**: 382 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Winsted Lake is a 382-acre lake near Winsted in McLeod County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, 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 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. Ice typically goes out around April 6, based on 24 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 6
- **Years of record**: 24
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2013-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-mary-oster) - 2.4 miles, 190 acres
- [Dog Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dog-lake) - 2.7 miles, 97 acres
- [Emma Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/emma-lake) - 4.1 miles, 189 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-ann) - 4.6 miles, 375 acres
- [Yaeger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/yaeger-lake) - 5.5 miles, 111 acres
- [Dutch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dutch-lake) - 6.4 miles, 162 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.96195,-94.03576)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=43001200)
- [All lakes in McLeod County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county)

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