---
type: lake
name: "Oak Lake"
county: "Pine"
nearest_town: "Duquette"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 459
max_depth_ft: 20
latitude: 46.38735
longitude: -92.5946
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "58004800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/oak-lake
---

# Oak Lake

Lake in Pine County, Minnesota, near Duquette

- **Surface Area**: 459 acres
- **Max Depth**: 20 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Oak Lake is a 459-acre lake near Duquette in Pine County, Minnesota. It reaches 20 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 4.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.8 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, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **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, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Eleven Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/eleven-lake) - 5.3 miles, 108 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/moose-lake) - 6.2 miles, 133 acres
- [Net Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/net-lake) - 7.2 miles, 138 acres
- [Echo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/echo-lake) - 7.5 miles, 108 acres
- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/pickerel-lake) - 7.6 miles, 56 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/island-lake) - 7.6 miles, 527 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.38735,-92.5946)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=58004800)
- [All lakes in Pine County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county)

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