---
type: lake
name: "Redwood Lake"
county: "Redwood"
nearest_town: "Redwood Falls"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 56
max_depth_ft: 21
latitude: 44.53596
longitude: -95.12735
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "64005800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/redwood-county/redwood-lake
---

# Redwood Lake

Lake in Redwood County, Minnesota, near Redwood Falls

- **Surface Area**: 56 acres
- **Max Depth**: 21 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Redwood Lake is a 56-acre lake near Redwood Falls in Redwood County, Minnesota. It reaches 21 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, yellow perch, and channel catfish. 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 city.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Golden Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Curtis Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/curtis-lake) - 17.7 miles, 382 acres
- [Tyson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/tyson-lake) - 20.9 miles, 166 acres
- [Wood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/wood-lake) - 22.5 miles, 485 acres
- [School Grove Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/school-grove-lake) - 24 miles, 349 acres
- [Lady Slipper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/lady-slipper-lake) - 24.8 miles, 286 acres
- [Sleepy Eye Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/brown-county/sleepy-eye-lake) - 25.2 miles, 241 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.53596,-95.12735)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=64005800)
- [All lakes in Redwood County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/redwood-county)

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