---
type: lake
name: "Lake Washington"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Buffalo"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 155
max_depth_ft: 21
latitude: 45.19236
longitude: -93.79526
lake_score: 15
dnr_lake_id: "86005600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-washington
---

# Lake Washington

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Buffalo

- **Surface Area**: 155 acres
- **Max Depth**: 21 ft
- **Average Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 15/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Washington is a 155-acre lake near Buffalo in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 21 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 9 feet, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including largemouth bass and black crappie. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2009.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 2
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2009
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie

## Nearby Lakes

- [Beebe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/beebe-lake) - 2.8 miles, 323 acres
- [Lake Pulaski](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-pulaski) - 2.9 miles, 813 acres
- [Lake Charlotte](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-charlotte) - 3.7 miles, 253 acres
- [Constance Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/constance-lake) - 3.7 miles, 175 acres
- [Martha Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/martha-lake) - 4.4 miles, 102 acres
- [Buffalo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/buffalo-lake) - 5.2 miles, 1,552 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.19236,-93.79526)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86005600)
- [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-washington)*