---
type: lake
name: "Emma Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Howard Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 189
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 45.02048
longitude: -94.03047
lake_score: 43
dnr_lake_id: "86018800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/emma-lake
---

# Emma Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Howard Lake

- **Surface Area**: 189 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Average Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 43/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Emma Lake is an 189-acre lake near Howard Lake in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 9 feet, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-ann) - 0.9 miles, 375 acres
- [Yaeger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/yaeger-lake) - 1.6 miles, 111 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-mary-oster) - 1.7 miles, 190 acres
- [Dog Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dog-lake) - 2.3 miles, 97 acres
- [Dutch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dutch-lake) - 2.5 miles, 162 acres
- [Little Waverly Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/little-waverly-lake) - 3.8 miles, 338 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.02048,-94.03047)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86018800)
- [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/emma-lake)*