---
type: lake
name: "Lake Manuella"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Darwin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 293
max_depth_ft: 51
latitude: 45.05792
longitude: -94.44537
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "47005000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-manuella
---

# Lake Manuella

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Darwin

- **Surface Area**: 293 acres
- **Max Depth**: 51 ft
- **Average Depth**: 22 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Manuella is a 293-acre lake near Darwin in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 51 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 22 feet, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 11, based on 11 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**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 11
- **Years of record**: 11
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-10
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Stella](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-stella) - 1.4 miles, 599 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/round-lake) - 3.3 miles, 266 acres
- [Greenleaf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/greenleaf-lake) - 3.4 miles, 238 acres
- [Erie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/erie-lake) - 3.5 miles, 190 acres
- [Lake Washington](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-washington) - 3.6 miles, 2,438 acres
- [Lake Minnie-Belle](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-minnie-belle) - 4.3 miles, 597 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.05792,-94.44537)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47005000)
- [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/lake-manuella)*