---
type: lake
name: "Thompson Lake"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Cosmos"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 226
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 44.94254
longitude: -94.72462
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "47015900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/thompson-lake
---

# Thompson Lake

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Cosmos

- **Surface Area**: 226 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Thompson Lake is a 226-acre lake near Cosmos in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.5 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 2013.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the county and Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county, Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2013
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/goose-lake) - 7.4 miles, 119 acres
- [Lake Lillian](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/lake-lillian) - 7.5 miles, 1,151 acres
- [Lake Elizabeth](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/lake-elizabeth) - 9.3 miles, 1,023 acres
- [Carrie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/carrie-lake) - 10.1 miles, 89 acres
- [Hope Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/hope-lake) - 10.3 miles, 274 acres
- [Star Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/star-lake) - 10.3 miles, 553 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.94254,-94.72462)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47015900)
- [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/thompson-lake)*