---
type: lake
name: "Lake Pulaski"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Buffalo"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 813
max_depth_ft: 87
latitude: 45.20109
longitude: -93.85372
lake_score: 72
dnr_lake_id: "86005300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-pulaski
---

# Lake Pulaski

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Buffalo

- **Surface Area**: 813 acres
- **Max Depth**: 87 ft
- **Average Depth**: 38 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 72/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Pulaski is an 813-acre lake near Buffalo in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 87 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 38 feet, and has roughly 5.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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 city. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. 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 7, based on 35 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: city
- **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, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 7
- **Years of record**: 35
- **Earliest**: 2017-03-09
- **Latest**: 2018-05-04

## Nearby Lakes

- [Constance Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/constance-lake) - 1.3 miles, 175 acres
- [Lake Washington](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-washington) - 2.9 miles, 155 acres
- [Buffalo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/buffalo-lake) - 3.3 miles, 1,552 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/cedar-lake-monticello) - 4.5 miles, 206 acres
- [Sullivan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/sullivan-lake) - 4.6 miles, 71 acres
- [Deer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/deer-lake) - 4.9 miles, 171 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.20109,-93.85372)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86005300)
- [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-pulaski)*