---
type: lake
name: "Granite Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "West Albion"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 362
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 45.18475
longitude: -94.11014
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "86021700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/granite-lake
---

# Granite Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near West Albion

- **Surface Area**: 362 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Average Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Granite Lake is a 362-acre lake near West Albion in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 18 feet, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and flowering rush — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 9, based on 20 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**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **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, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 9
- **Years of record**: 20
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-10
- **Latest**: 2018-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Camp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/camp-lake) - 1.8 miles, 123 acres
- [Mud Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/mud-lake) - 3 miles, 57 acres
- [French Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/french-lake) - 3.1 miles, 346 acres
- [Henshaw Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/henshaw-lake) - 3.2 miles, 272 acres
- [Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/rock-lake) - 4.8 miles, 183 acres
- [Ramsey Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/ramsey-lake) - 5.8 miles, 317 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.18475,-94.11014)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86021700)
- [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/granite-lake)*