---
type: lake
name: "French Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Annandale"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 346
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 45.2085
longitude: -94.16303
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "86027300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/french-lake
---

# French Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Annandale

- **Surface Area**: 346 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Average Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

French Lake is a 346-acre lake near Annandale in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 17 feet, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. 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 is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 2, based on 24 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, 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.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 2
- **Years of record**: 24
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-07
- **Latest**: 2013-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Granite Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/granite-lake) - 3.1 miles, 362 acres
- [East Lake Sylvia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/east-lake-sylvia) - 3.4 miles, 669 acres
- [John Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/john-lake) - 3.5 miles, 397 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/moose-lake) - 3.6 miles, 87 acres
- [West Lake Sylvia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/west-lake-sylvia) - 3.7 miles, 904 acres
- [Mud Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/mud-lake) - 4 miles, 57 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.2085,-94.16303)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86027300)
- [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/french-lake)*