---
type: lake
name: "Two Rivers Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Holdingford"
lake_type: "river lake"
acres: 583
max_depth_ft: 63
latitude: 45.68626
longitude: -94.51003
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "73013800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/two-rivers-lake
---

# Two Rivers Lake

River lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Holdingford

- **Surface Area**: 583 acres
- **Max Depth**: 63 ft
- **Average Depth**: 21 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: river lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Two Rivers Lake is a 583-acre river lake near Holdingford in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 63 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 21 feet, and has roughly 6.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.7 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 17 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Two Rivers Lake County Park- Bicycle Camp is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with starry stonewort — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 7, based on 5 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**: 17
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: No

## Activities

Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Two Rivers Lake County Park- Bicycle Camp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

starry stonewort. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 7
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-16
- **Latest**: 2008-04-24

## Nearby Lakes

- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/pine-lake) - 2.4 miles, 108 acres
- [Pelican Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/pelican-lake) - 2.5 miles, 291 acres
- [Lower Spunk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/lower-spunk-lake) - 5.3 miles, 179 acres
- [Ochotto Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/ochotto-lake) - 5.4 miles, 40 acres
- [Middle Spunk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/middle-spunk-lake) - 5.9 miles, 236 acres
- [St. Anna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/st-anna-lake) - 6.4 miles, 126 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.68626,-94.51003)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73013800)
- [All lakes in Stearns County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county)

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