---
type: lake
name: "Sauk Lake"
county: "Todd"
nearest_town: "Sauk Centre"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2126
max_depth_ft: 61
latitude: 45.78298
longitude: -94.94123
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "77015000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/sauk-lake
---

# Sauk Lake

Lake in Todd County, Minnesota, near Sauk Centre

- **Surface Area**: 2,126 acres
- **Max Depth**: 61 ft
- **Average Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 22.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Sauk Lake is a 2,126-acre lake near Sauk Centre in Todd County, Minnesota. It reaches 61 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 17 feet, and has roughly 22.3 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 40 Todd County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 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 2025.

There are 4 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR and city. Sinclair Lewis City CG and Sinclair Lewis Campground are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with flowering rush and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 15, based on 43 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Sinclair Lewis City CG
- Sinclair Lewis Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

flowering rush, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 15
- **Years of record**: 43
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-16
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fairy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/fairy-lake) - 2.2 miles, 307 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/long-lake-spaulding) - 2.7 miles, 230 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/long-lake-little-sauk) - 2.9 miles, 107 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/cedar-lake) - 4.4 miles, 139 acres
- [Little Sauk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/little-sauk-lake) - 5.5 miles, 277 acres
- [Juergens Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/juergens-lake) - 5.6 miles, 117 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.78298,-94.94123)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=77015000)
- [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/sauk-lake)*