---
type: lake
name: "Lake Ann"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Howard Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 375
max_depth_ft: 18.5
latitude: 45.02747
longitude: -94.04719
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "86019000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-ann
---

# Lake Ann

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Howard Lake

- **Surface Area**: 375 acres
- **Max Depth**: 19 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Ann is a 375-acre lake near Howard Lake in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 19 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.3 feet.

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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 16
- **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, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Emma Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/emma-lake) - 0.9 miles, 189 acres
- [Yaeger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/yaeger-lake) - 1.8 miles, 111 acres
- [Dutch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dutch-lake) - 1.8 miles, 162 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-mary-oster) - 2.5 miles, 190 acres
- [Dog Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dog-lake) - 3.2 miles, 97 acres
- [Howard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/howard-lake) - 3.3 miles, 745 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.02747,-94.04719)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86019000)
- [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/lake-ann)*