---
type: lake
name: "Mud Hen Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Makinen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 161
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 47.36583
longitude: -92.30789
lake_score: 42
dnr_lake_id: "69049400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/mud-hen-lake
---

# Mud Hen Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Makinen

- **Surface Area**: 161 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 42/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Mud Hen Lake is a 161-acre lake near Makinen in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including northern pike, 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 (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Coe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/coe-lake) - 1 miles, 54 acres
- [Section Fourteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/section-fourteen-lake) - 2.8 miles, 136 acres
- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/loon-lake-aurora) - 2.8 miles, 271 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-makinen) - 3.8 miles, 374 acres
- [Markham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/markham-lake) - 5.1 miles, 229 acres
- [Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lost-lake-biwabik) - 5.3 miles, 124 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.36583,-92.30789)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69049400)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/mud-hen-lake)*