---
type: lake
name: "North Drywood Lake"
county: "Swift"
nearest_town: "Artichoke"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 404
latitude: 45.40839
longitude: -96.09154
lake_score: 19
dnr_lake_id: "76016900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/swift-county/north-drywood-lake
---

# North Drywood Lake

Lake in Swift County, Minnesota, near Artichoke

- **Surface Area**: 404 acres
- **Shoreline**: 4.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 19/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

North Drywood Lake is a 404-acre lake near Artichoke in Swift County, Minnesota. It has roughly 4.1 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 7 Swift County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, largemouth bass, black crappie, and channel catfish. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2013.

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2013
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Artichoke Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/artichoke-lake) - 4.2 miles, 1,971 acres
- [Oliver Lake (West Portion)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/swift-county/oliver-lake-west-portion) - 4.9 miles, 218 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/long-lake) - 5.7 miles, 395 acres
- [Oliver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/swift-county/oliver-lake) - 5.8 miles, 686 acres
- [Oliver Lake (East Portion)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/swift-county/oliver-lake-east-portion) - 6.2 miles, 467 acres
- [Hattie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stevens-county/hattie-lake) - 8.2 miles, 459 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.40839,-96.09154)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=76016900)
- [All lakes in Swift County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/swift-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/swift-county/north-drywood-lake)*