---
type: lake
name: "Linka Lake"
county: "Pope"
nearest_town: "Terrace"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 178
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 45.49027
longitude: -95.36488
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "61003700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/linka-lake
---

# Linka Lake

Lake in Pope County, Minnesota, near Terrace

- **Surface Area**: 178 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Average Depth**: 22 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Linka Lake is a 178-acre lake near Terrace in Pope County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 22 feet, and has roughly 2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. 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 (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 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, Yellow Perch, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Gilchrist Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/gilchrist-lake) - 1 miles, 336 acres
- [Scandinavian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/scandinavian-lake) - 2.7 miles, 417 acres
- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/goose-lake) - 3.7 miles, 324 acres
- [Nelson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/nelson-lake) - 4.5 miles, 293 acres
- [Camp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/swift-county/camp-lake) - 6 miles, 230 acres
- [Lake Johanna](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/lake-johanna) - 7.1 miles, 1,399 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.49027,-95.36488)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=61003700)
- [All lakes in Pope County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county)

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