---
type: lake
name: "John Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Annandale"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 397
max_depth_ft: 28
latitude: 45.2598
longitude: -94.16707
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "86028800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/john-lake
---

# John Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Annandale

- **Surface Area**: 397 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

John Lake is a 397-acre lake near Annandale in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 5.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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 2025.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the township and Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 13, based on 24 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: township, Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **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, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 13
- **Years of record**: 24
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-08
- **Latest**: 2018-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [East Lake Sylvia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/east-lake-sylvia) - 1.5 miles, 669 acres
- [Pleasant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/pleasant-lake) - 2.3 miles, 597 acres
- [West Lake Sylvia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/west-lake-sylvia) - 2.4 miles, 904 acres
- [Lake Augusta](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-augusta) - 2.9 miles, 187 acres
- [French Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/french-lake) - 3.5 miles, 346 acres
- [Clearwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/clearwater-lake) - 3.9 miles, 3,187 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.2598,-94.16707)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86028800)
- [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/john-lake)*