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Lake Winnibigoshish, Richards Townsite Public Water Access Site
Boat ramp · on Lake Winnibigoshish · near Bena · Minnesota
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Slab
- Trailer parking
- 20 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Open 24 hours/day
- Managed by
- U.S. Forest Service
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 47.36431, -94.25655
On Lake Winnibigoshish
Lake Winnibigoshish, also called Big Winnie or Winnie, is a reservoir on the Mississippi River in north-central Minnesota. It lies about 15 miles northwest of Deer River in the Chippewa National Forest, within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation, and straddles Cass and Itasca counties. The Minnesota DNR gives its area as 56,544 acres, with a mean depth of 15.1 feet and a maximum depth of 70 feet, and calls it the state's seventh-largest lake. The DNR describes it as a shallow, wind-swept reservoir with a sandy shoreline and gently sloping shoals. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gives a larger figure of 67,000 acres and 141 miles of shoreline. The Corps began a timber dam at the outlet in 1881 and put it into operation in 1884. The present structure dates from 1899 and controls runoff from a 1,442-square-mile drainage area containing 28 lakes. The Mississippi is more than 11 miles wide where it flows through the lake. More about Lake Winnibigoshish.
Boating rules on Lake Winnibigoshish
- Designated zebra mussel infested water (Minnesota infested-waters list, including 13 connected water bodies) source
Community
Where people who use Lake Winnibigoshish talk about it.
- Winnibigoshish Lake (Minnesota DNR) Agency
- Lake Winnibigoshish - St. Paul District, USACE Agency
- Lake Winnibigoshish Fishing Facebook
- Lake Winnie Area Resort Association Facebook
- Lake Winnibigoshish Fishing Reports and Ice Updates - FishingMinnesota forum Forum
- Search Reddit: r/minnesota Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Lake Winnibigoshish, Minnesota Reddit
Nearby launches
- Portage Lake Public Water Access Site · 2.9 mi · Portage Lake
- Lake Winnibigoshish, Reese Landing Public Water Access Site · 4.2 mi · Lake Harry
- Reeses Landing (Winnie) C36a · 4.7 mi · Lake Winnibigoshish
- Lake Winnibigoshish (W) Public Water Access Site · 5.2 mi · Lake Winnibigoshish
- Lake Winnibigoshish, Birches Public Water Access Site · 7.2 mi · Lake Winnibigoshish
- Six Mile Lake, Campground Public Water Access Site · 7.3 mi · Sixmile Lake
Sources
- Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites record WAS01088 · Public data (MN Geospatial Commons), DNR disclaimer
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5053.007131 · US federal government data, public domain
Why it is listed as public: listed by Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites and USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.