---
type: lake
name: "Locke Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Clearwater"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 140
max_depth_ft: 49
latitude: 45.35989
longitude: -93.96006
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "86016800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/locke-lake
---

# Locke Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Clearwater

- **Surface Area**: 140 acres
- **Max Depth**: 49 ft
- **Average Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Locke Lake is a 140-acre lake near Clearwater in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 49 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 18 feet, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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. 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 8, based on 25 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 15
- **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, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black 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 8
- **Years of record**: 25
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-07
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Limestone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/limestone-lake) - 2.8 miles, 234 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/fish-lake) - 3.1 miles, 97 acres
- [Nixon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/nixon-lake) - 4.7 miles, 60 acres
- [Lake Ida](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-ida) - 4.7 miles, 226 acres
- [Sugar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/sugar-lake) - 4.8 miles, 1,014 acres
- [Indian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/indian-lake) - 4.9 miles, 139 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.35989,-93.96006)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86016800)
- [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/locke-lake)*