---
type: lake
name: "Lower Twin Lake"
county: "Wadena"
nearest_town: "Menahga"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 252
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 46.7985
longitude: -95.03805
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "80003000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wadena-county/lower-twin-lake
---

# Lower Twin Lake

Lake in Wadena County, Minnesota, near Menahga

- **Surface Area**: 252 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lower Twin Lake is a 252-acre lake near Menahga in Wadena County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 21 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with faucet snail and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## 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**: 21
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

faucet snail, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Upper Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/upper-twin-lake) - 0.9 miles, 213 acres
- [Blueberry Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wadena-county/blueberry-lake) - 2.4 miles, 533 acres
- [Hinds Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/hinds-lake) - 2.5 miles, 305 acres
- [Stocking Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wadena-county/stocking-lake) - 2.7 miles, 362 acres
- [Lord Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/lord-lake) - 3.1 miles, 62 acres
- [Moran Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/moran-lake) - 3.9 miles, 101 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.7985,-95.03805)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=80003000)
- [All lakes in Wadena County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wadena-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wadena-county/lower-twin-lake)*