---
type: lake
name: "Birch Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Monticello"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 100
max_depth_ft: 52
latitude: 45.2953
longitude: -93.88316
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "86006600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/birch-lake
---

# Birch Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Monticello

- **Surface Area**: 100 acres
- **Max Depth**: 52 ft
- **Average Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Birch Lake is a 100-acre lake near Monticello in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 52 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 16 feet, and has roughly 2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2009.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 6, based on 31 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**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2009
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 6
- **Years of record**: 31
- **Earliest**: 2000-03-14
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Ida](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-ida) - 1.2 miles, 226 acres
- [Bertram Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/bertram-lake) - 1.5 miles, 111 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/eagle-lake) - 1.7 miles, 191 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/cedar-lake-monticello) - 2.2 miles, 206 acres
- [Millstone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/millstone-lake) - 5.4 miles, 200 acres
- [Constance Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/constance-lake) - 5.4 miles, 175 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.2953,-93.88316)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86006600)
- [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/birch-lake)*