---
type: lake
name: "Howard Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Howard Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 745
max_depth_ft: 39
latitude: 45.07261
longitude: -94.06939
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "86019900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/howard-lake
---

# Howard Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Howard Lake

- **Surface Area**: 745 acres
- **Max Depth**: 39 ft
- **Average Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Howard Lake is a 745-acre lake near Howard Lake in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 39 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 16 feet, and has roughly 4.7 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 16 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 are 3 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the city and township. 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 12, based on 110 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: city, township
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **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, 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.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 12
- **Years of record**: 110
- **Earliest**: 2000-03-15
- **Latest**: 2018-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Dutch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dutch-lake) - 1.5 miles, 162 acres
- [Smith Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/smith-lake) - 2.8 miles, 244 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-ann) - 3.3 miles, 375 acres
- [Yaeger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/yaeger-lake) - 3.5 miles, 111 acres
- [Little Waverly Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/little-waverly-lake) - 3.6 miles, 338 acres
- [Emma Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/emma-lake) - 4.1 miles, 189 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.07261,-94.06939)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86019900)
- [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/howard-lake)*