---
type: lake
name: "Dean Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Buffalo"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 176
max_depth_ft: 20
latitude: 45.12069
longitude: -93.83421
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "86004100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dean-lake
---

# Dean Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Buffalo

- **Surface Area**: 176 acres
- **Max Depth**: 20 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Dean Lake is a 176-acre lake near Buffalo in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 20 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2019.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **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, Pumpkinseed, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Crawford Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/crawford-lake) - 1.8 miles, 110 acres
- [Buffalo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/buffalo-lake) - 4.1 miles, 1,552 acres
- [Deer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/deer-lake) - 4.1 miles, 171 acres
- [Lake Charlotte](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-charlotte) - 4.7 miles, 253 acres
- [Martha Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/martha-lake) - 4.9 miles, 102 acres
- [Lake Washington](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-washington) - 5.3 miles, 155 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.12069,-93.83421)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86004100)
- [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/dean-lake)*