---
type: lake
name: "Beauty Lake"
county: "Todd"
nearest_town: "Long Prairie"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 240
max_depth_ft: 27
latitude: 46.01001
longitude: -94.69675
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "77003500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/beauty-lake
---

# Beauty Lake

Lake in Todd County, Minnesota, near Long Prairie

- **Surface Area**: 240 acres
- **Max Depth**: 27 ft
- **Average Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Beauty Lake is a 240-acre lake near Long Prairie in Todd County, Minnesota. It reaches 27 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 16 feet, and has roughly 3.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.2 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Mill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/mill-lake) - 3 miles, 171 acres
- [Little Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/little-swan-lake) - 5.5 miles, 164 acres
- [Coal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/coal-lake) - 5.7 miles, 171 acres
- [Mons Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/mons-lake) - 5.9 miles, 95 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/bass-lake) - 7.1 miles, 123 acres
- [Lake Pepin](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/lake-pepin) - 7.3 miles, 53 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.01001,-94.69675)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=77003500)
- [All lakes in Todd County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county)

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