---
type: lake
name: "Constance Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Buffalo"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 175
max_depth_ft: 23
latitude: 45.21829
longitude: -93.86243
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "86005100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/constance-lake
---

# Constance Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Buffalo

- **Surface Area**: 175 acres
- **Max Depth**: 23 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Constance Lake is a 175-acre lake near Buffalo in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 23 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Pulaski](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-pulaski) - 1.3 miles, 813 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/cedar-lake-monticello) - 3.2 miles, 206 acres
- [Lake Washington](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-washington) - 3.7 miles, 155 acres
- [Sullivan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/sullivan-lake) - 4 miles, 71 acres
- [Buffalo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/buffalo-lake) - 4.1 miles, 1,552 acres
- [Bertram Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/bertram-lake) - 4.9 miles, 111 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.21829,-93.86243)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86005100)
- [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/constance-lake)*