---
type: lake
name: "Dog Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Oster"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 97
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 44.99361
longitude: -94.00343
lake_score: 38
dnr_lake_id: "86017800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dog-lake
---

# Dog Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Oster

- **Surface Area**: 97 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 38/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Dog Lake is a 97-acre lake near Oster in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 1.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-mary-oster) - 1 miles, 190 acres
- [Emma Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/emma-lake) - 2.3 miles, 189 acres
- [Winsted Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/winsted-lake) - 2.7 miles, 382 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-ann) - 3.2 miles, 375 acres
- [Yaeger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/yaeger-lake) - 3.3 miles, 111 acres
- [Dutch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dutch-lake) - 4.8 miles, 162 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.99361,-94.00343)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86017800)
- [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/dog-lake)*