---
type: lake
name: "Wood Lake"
county: "Yellow Medicine"
nearest_town: "Wood Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 485
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 44.68599
longitude: -95.53231
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "87003000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/wood-lake
---

# Wood Lake

Lake in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, near Wood Lake

- **Surface Area**: 485 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Wood Lake is a 485-acre lake near Wood Lake in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, black crappie, bluegill, yellow perch, and channel catfish. 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. A campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## 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**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Tyson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/tyson-lake) - 5 miles, 166 acres
- [Curtis Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/curtis-lake) - 7.8 miles, 382 acres
- [Cottonwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/cottonwood-lake) - 8.7 miles, 383 acres
- [Lady Slipper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/lady-slipper-lake) - 9.2 miles, 286 acres
- [School Grove Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/school-grove-lake) - 10.1 miles, 349 acres
- [Redwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/redwood-county/redwood-lake) - 22.5 miles, 56 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.68599,-95.53231)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=87003000)
- [All lakes in Yellow Medicine County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/wood-lake)*