---
type: lake
name: "Preston Lake"
county: "Renville"
nearest_town: "Buffalo Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 655
max_depth_ft: 11
latitude: 44.78247
longitude: -94.53848
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "65000200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/renville-county/preston-lake
---

# Preston Lake

Lake in Renville County, Minnesota, near Buffalo Lake

- **Surface Area**: 655 acres
- **Max Depth**: 11 ft
- **Average Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Preston Lake is a 655-acre lake near Buffalo Lake in Renville County, Minnesota. It reaches 11 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 7 feet, and has roughly 5.4 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 13 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 2025.

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**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **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, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Allie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/renville-county/allie-lake) - 1.7 miles, 509 acres
- [Round Grove Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/round-grove-lake) - 5.4 miles, 296 acres
- [Lake Marion](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/lake-marion) - 7.6 miles, 520 acres
- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/otter-lake) - 10.1 miles, 642 acres
- [Hoff Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/hoff-lake) - 13 miles, 139 acres
- [Stahl's Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/stahl-s-lake) - 13.3 miles, 141 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.78247,-94.53848)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=65000200)
- [All lakes in Renville County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/renville-county)

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