---
type: lake
name: "Ramsey Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Maple Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 317
max_depth_ft: 80
latitude: 45.2107
longitude: -93.99635
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "86012000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/ramsey-lake
---

# Ramsey Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Maple Lake

- **Surface Area**: 317 acres
- **Max Depth**: 80 ft
- **Average Depth**: 21 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ramsey Lake is a 317-acre lake near Maple Lake in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 80 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 21 feet, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.1 feet.

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 2017.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 4, based on 9 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **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, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 4
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-09
- **Latest**: 2023-04-18

## Nearby Lakes

- [Upper Maple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/upper-maple-lake) - 2.2 miles, 633 acres
- [Henshaw Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/henshaw-lake) - 2.6 miles, 272 acres
- [Sullivan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/sullivan-lake) - 2.7 miles, 71 acres
- [Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/rock-lake) - 2.9 miles, 183 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-mary) - 2.9 miles, 196 acres
- [Somers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/somers-lake) - 4 miles, 151 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.2107,-93.99635)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86012000)
- [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/ramsey-lake)*