---
type: lake
name: "Willow Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Kimball"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 156
max_depth_ft: 4
latitude: 45.3031
longitude: -94.34529
lake_score: 8
dnr_lake_id: "73003400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/willow-lake
---

# Willow Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Kimball

- **Surface Area**: 156 acres
- **Max Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 8/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Willow Lake is a 156-acre lake near Kimball in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 4 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Activities

None on record

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Betty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/betty-lake) - 3.7 miles, 154 acres
- [School Section Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/school-section-lake) - 4 miles, 211 acres
- [Louisa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/louisa-lake) - 4.6 miles, 193 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/clear-lake) - 5.2 miles, 529 acres
- [Union Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/union-lake) - 5.4 miles, 93 acres
- [Carnelian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/carnelian-lake) - 5.6 miles, 180 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.3031,-94.34529)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73003400)
- [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/willow-lake)*