---
type: lake
name: "Dunns Lake"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Darwin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 152
max_depth_ft: 20
latitude: 45.15511
longitude: -94.42896
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "47008200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/dunns-lake
---

# Dunns Lake

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Darwin

- **Surface Area**: 152 acres
- **Max Depth**: 20 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Dunns Lake is a 152-acre lake near Darwin in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 20 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 2.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.7 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 6, based on 16 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**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 6
- **Years of record**: 16
- **Earliest**: 2017-03-09
- **Latest**: 2013-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Richardson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/richardson-lake) - 0.6 miles, 119 acres
- [Arvilla Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/arvilla-lake) - 5.9 miles, 138 acres
- [Lake Stella](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-stella) - 6.1 miles, 599 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/round-lake) - 6.3 miles, 266 acres
- [Lake Ripley (West Portion)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-ripley-west-portion) - 6.4 miles, 614 acres
- [Lake Washington](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-washington) - 6.5 miles, 2,438 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.15511,-94.42896)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47008200)
- [All lakes in Meeker County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county)

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