---
type: lake
name: "Buffalo Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Buffalo"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1552
max_depth_ft: 33
latitude: 45.16271
longitude: -93.89334
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "86009000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/buffalo-lake
---

# Buffalo Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Buffalo

- **Surface Area**: 1,552 acres
- **Max Depth**: 33 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Buffalo Lake is a 1,552-acre lake near Buffalo in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 33 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 6.3 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 61 Wright County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 20 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and white crappie. 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 3 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR, city, and county. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil, starry stonewort, and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 12, based on 59 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, city, county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 20
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil, starry stonewort, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 12
- **Years of record**: 59
- **Earliest**: 2017-03-07
- **Latest**: 1950-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Deer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/deer-lake) - 1.6 miles, 171 acres
- [Lake Pulaski](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-pulaski) - 3.3 miles, 813 acres
- [Dean Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dean-lake) - 4.1 miles, 176 acres
- [Constance Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/constance-lake) - 4.1 miles, 175 acres
- [Crawford Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/crawford-lake) - 4.5 miles, 110 acres
- [Sullivan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/sullivan-lake) - 4.8 miles, 71 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.16271,-93.89334)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86009000)
- [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/buffalo-lake)*