---
type: lake
name: "Placid Lake"
county: "Morrison"
nearest_town: "Pillager"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 537
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 46.30911
longitude: -94.51156
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "49008000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/placid-lake
---

# Placid Lake

Lake in Morrison County, Minnesota, near Pillager

- **Surface Area**: 537 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Placid Lake is a 537-acre lake near Pillager in Morrison County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 10.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with faucet snail and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## 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**: 19
- **Stocked**: No
- **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, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Greater Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

faucet snail, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Stanchfield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/stanchfield-lake) - 3.2 miles, 116 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/round-lake-pillager) - 4.2 miles, 104 acres
- [Pillager Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/pillager-lake) - 4.4 miles, 205 acres
- [Lake Shamineau](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/lake-shamineau) - 5.7 miles, 1,434 acres
- [Sylvan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/sylvan-lake) - 6 miles, 321 acres
- [Crookneck Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/crookneck-lake) - 6.5 miles, 191 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.30911,-94.51156)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=49008000)
- [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/placid-lake)*