---
type: lake
name: "Martha Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Hanover"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 102
max_depth_ft: 22
latitude: 45.14174
longitude: -93.73906
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "86000900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/martha-lake
---

# Martha Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Hanover

- **Surface Area**: 102 acres
- **Max Depth**: 22 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Martha Lake is a 102-acre lake near Hanover in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 22 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

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**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **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, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Charlotte](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-charlotte) - 0.8 miles, 253 acres
- [Beebe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/beebe-lake) - 2.3 miles, 323 acres
- [Lake Washington](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-washington) - 4.4 miles, 155 acres
- [Dean Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dean-lake) - 4.9 miles, 176 acres
- [Lake Rebecca](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-rebecca) - 5.3 miles, 263 acres
- [Lake Sarah](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-sarah) - 6.2 miles, 557 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.14174,-93.73906)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86000900)
- [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/martha-lake)*