---
type: lake
name: "Pine Lake"
county: "Morrison"
nearest_town: "Upsala"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 178
max_depth_ft: 59
latitude: 45.83111
longitude: -94.63204
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "49008100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/pine-lake
---

# Pine Lake

Lake in Morrison County, Minnesota, near Upsala

- **Surface Area**: 178 acres
- **Max Depth**: 59 ft
- **Average Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pine Lake is a 178-acre lake near Upsala in Morrison County, Minnesota. It reaches 59 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 17 feet, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.8 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 13, based on 10 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**: No
- **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, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 13
- **Years of record**: 10
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-12
- **Latest**: 2022-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/cedar-lake) - 1.2 miles, 236 acres
- [Mound Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/mound-lake) - 2.3 miles, 270 acres
- [Buck Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/buck-lake) - 4.2 miles, 61 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/lake-mary) - 4.5 miles, 129 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/moose-lake) - 4.8 miles, 131 acres
- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/twin-lake) - 4.9 miles, 121 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.83111,-94.63204)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=49008100)
- [All lakes in Morrison County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county)

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