---
type: lake
name: "Malmedal Lake"
county: "Pope"
nearest_town: "Lowry"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 199
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 45.6711
longitude: -95.53261
lake_score: 39
dnr_lake_id: "61016200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/malmedal-lake
---

# Malmedal Lake

Lake in Pope County, Minnesota, near Lowry

- **Surface Area**: 199 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 39/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Malmedal Lake is a 199-acre lake near Lowry in Pope County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, 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 2025.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Pelican Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/pelican-lake) - 4.1 miles, 518 acres
- [Lake Minnewaska](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/lake-minnewaska) - 4.8 miles, 8,050 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/lake-ann) - 4.9 miles, 370 acres
- [Lake Reno](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/lake-reno) - 7.3 miles, 3,809 acres
- [Pocket Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/pocket-lake) - 8.5 miles, 263 acres
- [Rachel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/rachel-lake) - 8.8 miles, 448 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.6711,-95.53261)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=61016200)
- [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/malmedal-lake)*