---
type: lake
name: "Cody Lake"
county: "Rice"
nearest_town: "Wheatland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 259
max_depth_ft: 14
latitude: 44.4616
longitude: -93.49662
lake_score: 41
dnr_lake_id: "66006100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/cody-lake
---

# Cody Lake

Lake in Rice County, Minnesota, near Wheatland

- **Surface Area**: 259 acres
- **Max Depth**: 14 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 0.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 41/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cody Lake is a 259-acre lake near Wheatland in Rice County, Minnesota. It reaches 14 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 0.6 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, 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 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around March 30, based on 13 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 7
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 30
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-02
- **Latest**: 2018-04-28

## Nearby Lakes

- [Phelps Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/phelps-lake) - 0.6 miles, 303 acres
- [Lake Pepin](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/lake-pepin) - 4.9 miles, 403 acres
- [Shields Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/shields-lake) - 6.9 miles, 940 acres
- [Greenleaf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/greenleaf-lake) - 7.8 miles, 302 acres
- [Mazaska Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/mazaska-lake) - 7.9 miles, 688 acres
- [Circle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county/circle-lake) - 8.1 miles, 838 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.4616,-93.49662)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=66006100)
- [All lakes in Rice County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/rice-county)

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