---
type: lake
name: "Bass Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Annandale"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 222
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 45.32165
longitude: -94.1028
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "86023400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/bass-lake
---

# Bass Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Annandale

- **Surface Area**: 222 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Average Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bass Lake is a 222-acre lake near Annandale in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 17 feet, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 6, based on 15 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 6
- **Years of record**: 15
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-12
- **Latest**: 2018-05-04

## Nearby Lakes

- [Clearwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/clearwater-lake) - 1.4 miles, 3,187 acres
- [Sugar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/sugar-lake) - 3.2 miles, 1,014 acres
- [Nixon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/nixon-lake) - 3.3 miles, 60 acres
- [Pleasant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/pleasant-lake) - 3.4 miles, 597 acres
- [Lake Augusta](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-augusta) - 3.5 miles, 187 acres
- [Indian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/indian-lake) - 3.8 miles, 139 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.32165,-94.1028)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86023400)
- [All lakes in Wright County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county)

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