---
type: lake
name: "Brooks Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Cokato"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 100
max_depth_ft: 21
latitude: 45.08763
longitude: -94.20314
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "86026400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/brooks-lake
---

# Brooks Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Cokato

- **Surface Area**: 100 acres
- **Max Depth**: 21 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Brooks Lake is a 100-acre lake near Cokato in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 21 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 1.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the city.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cokato Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/cokato-lake) - 2.3 miles, 553 acres
- [Collinwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/collinwood-lake) - 3.6 miles, 639 acres
- [Smith Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/smith-lake) - 3.8 miles, 244 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/spring-lake) - 4.5 miles, 201 acres
- [Maple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/maple-lake) - 4.6 miles, 139 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/long-lake-dassel) - 4.8 miles, 164 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.08763,-94.20314)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86026400)
- [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/brooks-lake)*