Becker County

Its lakes, by the record · 707 lakes · 83,868 acres

Today in Becker County

Updated 26 Oct 2026, 9:39 pm CDT.

WEATHERDetroit Lakes: Tonight: rain and snow then patchy fog, 35°F, wind E 7 to 12 mph. Tuesday: light rain likely then cloudy, 49°F, wind SE 12 mph.

WARNINGSNo weather or fire warnings in effect for Becker County.

FIREPrescribed burn Kruger WPA South RX, 95 acres. A planned fire set by land managers. Prescribed burn Anderson Annex WPA RX, 40 acres. A planned fire set by land managers.

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The lakes of Becker County

707 lakes · 83,868 acres · 100 with measured depth · 81 with a public access · 67 stocked

Becker County has 707 lakes of 10 acres or more in Minnesota DNR hydrography, 402 of them named, covering 83,868 acres of water. The largest is Height of Land Lake at 3,795 acres; the deepest measured is White Earth Lake at 120 ft. Minnesota DNR has a measured maximum depth for 100 lakes here. The Census counts 130 square miles of water in the county, 9% of its area.

Shaded by deepest measured point

not measuredunder 101020305075100+deepest, feet

Lake outlines and acres: Minnesota DNR hydrography (lakes, ponds and reservoirs of 10 acres or more, each counted once: a lake mapped in bays as the whole lake, a border water by its Minnesota side; 14 lakes the DNR files under no county are placed here by the Census county line). Depths: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder and lake survey contours, fetched 26 Oct 2026. County line and water area: U.S. Census TIGER. Lake data: Minnesota DNR (General Data and Software License). Not for navigation.

Largest lakes

128 lakes in Becker County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 402 named lakes follows.

Lake	Nearest town	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Accesses	Last stocked
Height of Land Lake	Frazee	3,795	21 ft	6 ft	3	2025
Big Cormorant Lake	Audubon	3,657	75 ft	19 ft	2	2024
Shell Lake	Wolf Lake	3,147	16 ft	8 ft	1	2025
Detroit Lake	Detroit Lakes	3,067	89 ft	10 ft	4	2025
Tamarack Lake	Detroit Lakes	2,049	17 ft	6 ft	3	2024
White Earth Lake	Ogema	1,989	120 ft	12 ft	1	2019
Lake Melissa	Detroit Lakes	1,850	37 ft	12 ft	1	2025
Flat Lake	Callaway	1,790
Cotton Lake	Detroit Lakes	1,763	28 ft	11 ft	1	2025
Toad Lake	Wolf Lake	1,715	29 ft	5 ft	1	2025
Many Point Lake	Ogema	1,701	92 ft	11 ft	1	2025
Strawberry Lake	Ogema	1,498	40 ft	18 ft	1	2024

All 402 named lakes, plus 305 unnamed

Lake	Nearest town	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Accesses	Last stocked
Height of Land Lake	Frazee	3,795	21 ft	6 ft	3	2025
Big Cormorant Lake	Audubon	3,657	75 ft	19 ft	2	2024
Shell Lake	Wolf Lake	3,147	16 ft	8 ft	1	2025
Detroit Lake	Detroit Lakes	3,067	89 ft	10 ft	4	2025
Tamarack Lake	Detroit Lakes	2,049	17 ft	6 ft	3	2024
White Earth Lake	Ogema	1,989	120 ft	12 ft	1	2019
Lake Melissa	Detroit Lakes	1,850	37 ft	12 ft	1	2025
Flat Lake	Callaway	1,790
Cotton Lake	Detroit Lakes	1,763	28 ft	11 ft	1	2025
Toad Lake	Wolf Lake	1,715	29 ft	5 ft	1	2025
Many Point Lake	Ogema	1,701	92 ft	11 ft	1	2025
Strawberry Lake	Ogema	1,498	40 ft	18 ft	1	2024
Wolf Lake	Wolf Lake	1,460	16 ft	15 ft	1	2025
Lake Sallie	Detroit Lakes	1,280	50 ft	9 ft	1	2025
Rock Lake	Callaway	1,196	18 ft	7 ft	1	2024
Island Lake	Wolf Lake	1,179	38 ft	11 ft	1
Floyd Lake	Detroit Lakes	1,178	34 ft	10 ft	1	2025
Round Lake	Callaway	1,094	69 ft	12 ft	1	2024
Little Cormorant Lake	Audubon	1,067	34 ft	9 ft	1	2025
Elbow Lake	Ogema	995	76 ft	11 ft	1	2025
Upper Cormorant Lake	Lake Park	974	29 ft	5 ft	1	2025
Big Rush Lake	Wolf Lake	932			1
Big Rat Lake	Ogema	898
Bad Medicine Lake	Elbow Lake	803	84 ft	21 ft	1	2025
Lake Ida	Lake Park	632	20 ft	9 ft	1	2025
Big Basswood Lake	Park Rapids	592	5 ft		1
Two Inlets Lake	Park Rapids	578	60 ft	7 ft	1	2025
Big Sugar Bush Lake	Ogema	565	42 ft	16 ft	1	2024
Leif Lake	Audubon	521	26 ft	6 ft	1	2025
Lake Maud	Detroit Lakes	517	32 ft	14 ft	1	2025
Stakke Lake	Lake Park	497	15 ft			2025
Pine Lake	Detroit Lakes	482			1
Straight Lake	Wolf Lake	471	63 ft	8 ft	1	2024
Upper Egg Lake	Ogema	454			1
Boyer Lake	Lake Park	438	26 ft	5 ft	1	2025
Juggler Lake	Elbow Lake	428	78 ft	18 ft	1	2024
Buffalo Lake	Callaway	418	38 ft	12 ft	1	2024
Long Lake	Detroit Lakes	415	61 ft	16 ft	1	2025
Little Toad Lake	Frazee	406	65 ft	17 ft	2	2024
Boot Lake	Park Rapids	385	109 ft	18 ft	1	2024
Lake Eunice	Detroit Lakes	378	30 ft	17 ft	1	2025
Middle Cormorant Lake	Lake Park	373	40 ft	10 ft	1	2023
Pickerel Lake	Detroit Lakes	361	74 ft	18 ft	1	2025
Ice Cracking Lake	Wolf Lake	345	73 ft			2025
Brandy Lake	Detroit Lakes	334
Eagle Lake	Frazee	320	29 ft	11 ft	1	2024
Rice Lake	Detroit Lakes	316
Sand Lake	Lake Park	311	28 ft	14 ft	1	2025
Nelson Lake	Lake Park	303
Reeves & Johnson Lake	Detroit Lakes	299	30 ft
Little Bemidji Lake	Ogema	293	58 ft	9 ft	1	2025
Stinking Lake	Lake Park	293	5 ft
Abbey Lake	Detroit Lakes	280
Pearl Lake	Detroit Lakes	280	54 ft	8 ft	1	2024
Rossman Lake	Lake Park	273	20 ft
Dead Lake	Frazee	270	19 ft
Little Rat Lake	Ogema	268
Mud Lake	Wolf Lake	248
Mission Lake	Ogema	248	10 ft
Hungry Lake	Frazee	244	60 ft	11 ft	1	2025
Rice Lake	Wolf Lake	236			2
Birch Lake	Ogema	233	25 ft
Waboose Lake	Callaway	232	14 ft	7 ft	1	2025
Rice Lake	Callaway	231	23 ft
Net Lake	Ogema	230	47 ft	10 ft	1	2025
East LaBelle Lake	Lake Park	229	19 ft	9 ft	1	2025
Bijou Lake	Lake Park	225	27 ft	7 ft	1	2025
Little Sugar Bush Lake	Callaway	221	29 ft	10 ft	1	2024
Forget-me-not Lake	Lake Park	220
Little Floyd Lake	Detroit Lakes	215	34 ft	9 ft	1	2025
Five Lake	Detroit Lakes	212
Island Lake	Callaway	205	10 ft
Bass Lake	Elbow Lake	204	28 ft	10 ft	1	2025
Loon Lake	Detroit Lakes	202
Little Flat Lake	Callaway	200
Blackbird Lake	Detroit Lakes	199			1
Turtle Lake	Lake Park	196	73 ft	15 ft	1	2025
Sauer Lake	Vergas	193	39 ft	10 ft	1	2025
Marshall Lake	Audubon	190	21 ft	6 ft	1	2024
Chilton Lake	Frazee	181
Hernando DeSoto Lake	Park Rapids	171	22 ft
Jack Haw Lake	Ogema	166
Mud Lake	Wolf Lake	166	5 ft
Fish Hook Lake	Ogema	157
Mill Lake	Detroit Lakes	155	10 ft
Acorn Lake	Frazee	154	55 ft	13 ft	1	2025
Howe Lake	Detroit Lakes	153			1
Lower Egg Lake	Callaway	151			1
South Twin Lake	Wolf Lake	150	37 ft			2022
Becker Lake	Ogema	145
Johnson Lake	Wolf Lake	145
Aspinwall Lake	Wolf Lake	145
Hungry Man Lakes	Park Rapids	144	21 ft	12 ft	1	2022
Fox Lake	Detroit Lakes	143	24 ft			2024
St. Clair Lake	Detroit Lakes	142
North Twin Lake	Wolf Lake	135				2025
Munson Lake	Detroit Lakes	134	26 ft	12 ft	1	2024
Talac Lake	Lake Park	134
Onion Lake	Ogema	130
Bass Lake	Wolf Lake	130	48 ft	9 ft	1
Rustad Lake	Hitterdal	130
West LaBelle Lake	Lake Park	129	10 ft
Bass Lake	Ogema	126	50 ft		1
Town Lake	Frazee	125	15 ft	6 ft	1	2025
Gourd Lake	Lake Park	124	5 ft
Mallard Lake	Ogema	124
Pike Lake	Ogema	124	50 ft
Curfman Lake	Detroit Lakes	121	24 ft
O-Me-Mee Lake	Callaway	121	5 ft
Tub Lake	Lake Park	120
Winter Lake	Callaway	117		8 ft	1	2024
Mud Lake	Frazee	116
Tea Cracker Lake	Wolf Lake	115
Gottenberg Lake	Audubon	114
Lake Wahbegon	Wolf Lake	114	2 ft
Basswood Lake	Park Rapids	113	15 ft
Carman Lake	Callaway	113			1
Lime Lake	Lake Park	111	5 ft
St. Clair Lake	Callaway	111	15 ft		1
Senical Lake	Detroit Lakes	111
Dumbbell Lake	Wolf Lake	109
Campbell Lake	Callaway	109
Googun Lake	Ogema	107
Long Lake	Lake Park	104
Werk Lake	Detroit Lakes	102
Balke Lake	Callaway	102
Balsam Lake	Callaway	101
Gay Bow Lake	Ogema	101
Boe Lake	Audubon	98
Pickerel Lake	Wolf Lake	97	32 ft
Fairbank's Lake	Callaway	97
Gooseberry Lake	Ogema	95
Sands Lake	Callaway	95				2024
Linbom Lake	Wolf Lake	93
Trotochaud Lake	Callaway	91
Dahlberg Lake	Audubon	90
Schultz Lake	Detroit Lakes	90
Gebo Lake	Frazee	89
Fig Lake	Lake Park	89
Blueberry Lake	Wolf Lake	88	47 ft	12 ft	1
Mud Lake	Park Rapids	87
Beer Lake	Detroit Lakes	87
Fish Lake	Callaway	87
Morrison Lake	Park Rapids	86	30 ft
Little Rice Lake	Ogema	86
Buck Lake	Detroit Lakes	86	15 ft
South Barnes Lake	Audubon	85
Eagen Lake	Callaway	85
Ellison Lake	Audubon	83	24 ft			2024
Spindler Lake	Callaway	83
Johnson Lake	Ogema	83
Sieverson Lake	Wolf Lake	82	35 ft	13 ft	1	2024
Mud Lake	Wolf Lake	80
Audubon Lake	Audubon	79
Abners Lake	Park Rapids	79
Mud Lake	Detroit Lakes	78
Mud Lake	Detroit Lakes	78
Long Lake	Ogema	77
Horan Lake	Lake Park	76
Leitheiser Lake	Detroit Lakes	75
Oak Lake	Audubon	74
Little Bass Lake	Ogema	74			1
Green Water Lake	Wolf Lake	74	57 ft
Elbow Lake	Frazee	73
Wettles Lake	Frazee	72
Orange Lake	Lake Park	71
Nottage Lake	Detroit Lakes	71
Collett Lake	Wolf Lake	71
Meadow Lake	Detroit Lakes	71	72 ft	13 ft	1	2024
Canary Lake	Audubon	71	25 ft
Albertson Lake	Frazee	71
Gardner Lake	Elbow Lake	70
Brenum Lake	Wolf Lake	69
Pierce Lake	Audubon	69
Muskrat Lake	Detroit Lakes	69	18 ft	8 ft
Wheeler Lake	Audubon	69
Trieglaff Lake	Frazee	69
Fish Lake	Callaway	68
Beeber Lake	Lake Park	68
Brannigan Lake	Lake Park	67
Houg Lake	Callaway	66
Morrison Lake	Ogema	66
Camp Seven Lake	Wolf Lake	66
Sand Lake	Lake Park	65
Larson Lake	Audubon	65
Twin Island Lake	Park Rapids	64
Mud Lake	Park Rapids	63
Blackberry Lake	Callaway	63
Mud Lake	Park Rapids	63
Spear Lake	Detroit Lakes	63
Sockeye Lake	Park Rapids	62			1
Lizzy Lake	Frazee	61
Elbow Lake	Wolf Lake	61
Shipman Lake	Wolf Lake	61	55 ft	14 ft	1
South Reep Lake	Audubon	60
White Lake	Ogema	60
Coon Lake	Park Rapids	59
Dinner Lake	Park Rapids	59	32 ft	15 ft	1
Spring Lake	Callaway	59
Momb Lake	Detroit Lakes	58
Ballard Lake	Frazee	57
Pump Lake	Lake Park	57
Mud Lake	Callaway	57
Boot Lake	Frazee	57
Gable Lake	Ogema	56
Cranberry Lake	Ogema	56
Little Mud Lake	Frazee	56
Spinach Lake	Ogema	56
Bergerson Lake	Lake Park	55
Kneebone Lake	Park Rapids	55
Pearce Lake	Frazee	55
Du Forte Lake	Ogema	54
Reep Lake	Audubon	54
Warling Lake	Lake Park	52
Cuba Lake	Lake Park	52
Little Cotton Lake	Detroit Lakes	52
St. Patrick Lake	Detroit Lakes	51
Apple Lake	Waubun	51
Bush Lake	Callaway	51
Axberg Lake	Lake Park	50	10 ft
Gilfillan Lake	Park Rapids	49
Peach Lake	Lake Park	49
Perch Lake	Detroit Lakes	48	38 ft	9 ft	1
Sock Lake	Wolf Lake	46
Fools Lake	Park Rapids	46
Black Earth Lake	Ogema	46
Eagle Pond	Audubon	46
Loon Lake	Detroit Lakes	46
Rice Lake	Frazee	45
Mud Lake	Frazee	45
Equay Lake	Callaway	45
North Barnes Lake	Audubon	45				2025
Boardson Lake	Audubon	45
Tamarack Lake	Detroit Lakes	45
Moon Lake	Callaway	44
Gilbertson Lake	Audubon	44
Uran Lake	Ogema	44
Carrott Lake	Callaway	44
Boogun Lake	Park Rapids	43
Hubbel Pond	Detroit Lakes	43
Clarence Lake	Ogema	43
Sorenson Lake	Lake Park	42
Arrow Lake	Audubon	42
Skaeim Lake	Audubon	42
Anderson Lake	Callaway	42
Robin Lake	Audubon	42
Knutson Lake	Park Rapids	42			1
Spirit Lake	Ogema	41
Strunk Lake	Detroit Lakes	41
Bog Lake	Park Rapids	41
Macs Lake	Park Rapids	40
Prestrude Lake	Lake Park	40
Shoe Lake	Lake Park	40
Kennedy Lake	Audubon	40
Goose Lake	Wolf Lake	40
Branch Lake	Wolf Lake	40
Fish Lake	Ogema	39
Mary Yellowhead Lake	Callaway	39			1
Peninsula Lake	Wolf Lake	39				2025
Cucumber Lake	Ogema	38
Lind Lake	Detroit Lakes	38
Banana Lake	Ogema	38
Cabin Lake	Ogema	37
Bullhead Lake	Callaway	37
Bay Lake	Callaway	37
Round Lake	Lake Park	36
Rice Lake	Frazee	36
Lemon Lake	Ogema	36
Moe Lake	Audubon	36
Minnetonka Lake	Audubon	35
Mikenna Lake	Park Rapids	35
Hanson Lake	Detroit Lakes	35	29 ft	14 ft	1	2025
Bow-Dodge Lake	Ogema	35
Baker Lake	Ogema	35
Kay's Lake	Ogema	34
Oar Lake	Audubon	34
Johnson Lake	Ogema	34
Small Lake	Park Rapids	34
Rat Farm Lake	Ogema	33
Youman Lake	Frazee	33
Harding Lake	Callaway	33
Rat Lake	Callaway	33
Lund Brothers Marsh	Lake Park	33
Squash Lake	Callaway	33
Prune Lake	Lake Park	32
Kane Lake	Park Rapids	32	52 ft	14 ft	1
Oelfke Lake	Frazee	32
Plum Grove Lake	Callaway	32
Cherry Lake	Ogema	32
Booth Lake	Wolf Lake	31
Wine Lake	Detroit Lakes	31
Glawe Lake	Detroit Lakes	31
Rice Lake	Ogema	31
Engebretson Lake	Lake Park	31
Bad Boy Lake	Ogema	31
Parsnip Lake	Ogema	31
Twin Lakes	Callaway	30
Moore Lake	Ogema	30
Blueberry Lake	Ogema	30
Big Tamarack Lake	Ogema	30
Cottage Lake	Detroit Lakes	30
Hospital Lake	Ogema	29
Bass Lake	Audubon	29
Bear Lake	Ogema	29
Gandrud Lake	Callaway	29
Neuner Lake	Detroit Lakes	29
Horseshoe Lake	Ogema	29
Big Rock Lake	Frazee	29
Pine Lake	Park Rapids	28
Bluebird Lake	Audubon	28
Missouri Lake	Park Rapids	28
Jones Lake	Wolf Lake	28
Raspberry Lake	Ogema	27
Rush Lake	Callaway	27
Lake Twentyfive	Wolf Lake	27
Dart Lake	Detroit Lakes	27
Grimsbard Lake	Callaway	27
Severson Lake	Lake Park	27
Hunt Lake	Detroit Lakes	26
North Twin Lake	Detroit Lakes	26
Vegetable Lake	Ogema	26
Holstad Lake	Detroit Lakes	26
Seebold Lake	Lake Park	26
North Momb Lake	Callaway	25
McKenzie Lake	Ogema	24
Johnny Cake Lake	Ogema	24
Jay Lake	Audubon	24
Nancy Lake	Wolf Lake	24
Olson Pond	Lake Park	23
Sugar Bush Lake	Elbow Lake	23
Deephole Lake	Elbow Lake	23
Bullhead Lake	Audubon	23
Sucker Lake	Elbow Lake	23
Choke Cherry Lake	Ogema	23
Island Lake	Wolf Lake	22
Little Shell Lake	Wolf Lake	22
Tovson Lake	Callaway	22
Evans Lake	Detroit Lakes	22
Twin Lake	Park Rapids	22
Fog Lake	Detroit Lakes	21
Droff Lake	Audubon	21
Casebeer Lake	Ogema	21
Kansas Lake	Park Rapids	21
Wapsi Lake	Park Rapids	20
Fox Lake	Detroit Lakes	20
Mallard Lake	Park Rapids	19
Coleman Lake	Park Rapids	19
South Lake	Audubon	19
Lee Marshes Lake	Lake Park	18
Pine Island Lake	Elbow Lake	18
Berseth Lake	Audubon	18
Horseshoe Lake	Elbow Lake	18
Stilke Lake	Frazee	18
Sharp Lake	Audubon	17
West Twin Lake	Detroit Lakes	17
Rinker Lake	Wolf Lake	17
West Twin Lake	Detroit Lakes	17
Little Lake	Wolf Lake	17	20 ft
Little Pearl Lake	Detroit Lakes	17
Gyles Lake	Wolf Lake	16
Fish Lake	Detroit Lakes	15
Bean Lake	Callaway	15
Rider Lake	Detroit Lakes	15
North McKinstry Lake	Audubon	15
Iron Corner Lake	Park Rapids	14
Little Mud Lake	Park Rapids	14
Seabold Lake	Callaway	14
Rochert Lake	Detroit Lakes	14
Sand Lake	Detroit Lakes	14
Little Boyer Lake	Lake Park	13
Cuba Lake	Lake Park	13
Pihlaja's Lake	Wolf Lake	13
Halverson Lake	Callaway	13
Pine Lake	Callaway	13
Section Ten Lake	Wolf Lake	13
Little Dinner Lake	Park Rapids	13
Lee Lake	Lake Park	13
Lehman Pond	Wolf Lake	13
Little Long Lake	Menahga	12	28 ft	12 ft	1
Horseshoe Lake	Park Rapids	12
Tadpole Pond	Wolf Lake	12
Bodaush Lake	Ogema	12
Otter Lake	Wolf Lake	12
Fischer Lake	Detroit Lakes	12
Ten Acre Lake	Park Rapids	12
Cecilia Lake	Ogema	12
Mallard Lake	Ogema	11
Bucks Mill Pond	Detroit Lakes	11
East Twin Lake	Detroit Lakes	11
Samson Lake	Detroit Lakes	11
East Twin Lake	Detroit Lakes	11
Irish Lake	Detroit Lakes	11
Hoeters Lake	Callaway	11
Stump Lake	Ogema	11
Iron Corner 2 Lake	Park Rapids	11
Mud Lake	Detroit Lakes	11
Johnson Lake	Ogema	11
South McKinstry Lake	Audubon	11
Lake Katie	Wolf Lake	10
Spring Lake	Callaway	10
Stump Lake	Park Rapids	10
South Twin Lake	Detroit Lakes	10

Acres: Minnesota DNR hydrography. Nearest town: U.S. Census 2024 Gazetteer. Deepest: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder (the survey's maximum depth, else the deepest survey contour). Clarity: average measured Secchi depth, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer readings via LakeFinder. Accesses: Minnesota DNR public water access sites. Stocking: Minnesota DNR stocking reports, by year. Fetched 26 Oct 2026.

Lakes that share a name

30 names belong to more than one lake in Becker County, 87 lakes in all. The most repeated is Mud Lake, with 12. Each lake is listed with its nearest town, the way people search for them.

Name	Lakes	Which one
Mud Lake	12	near Wolf Lake (248 acres); near Wolf Lake (166 acres, 5 ft); near Frazee (116 acres); near Park Rapids (87 acres); near Wolf Lake (80 acres); near Detroit Lakes (78 acres); and 6 more
Rice Lake	6	near Detroit Lakes (316 acres); near Wolf Lake (236 acres); near Callaway (231 acres, 23 ft); near Frazee (45 acres); near Frazee (36 acres); near Ogema (31 acres)
Bass Lake	4	near Elbow Lake (204 acres, 28 ft); near Wolf Lake (130 acres, 48 ft); near Ogema (126 acres, 50 ft); near Audubon (29 acres)
Fish Lake	4	near Callaway (87 acres); near Callaway (68 acres); near Ogema (39 acres); near Detroit Lakes (15 acres)
Johnson Lake	4	near Wolf Lake (145 acres); near Ogema (83 acres); near Ogema (34 acres); near Ogema (11 acres)
Elbow Lake	3	near Ogema (995 acres, 76 ft); near Frazee (73 acres); near Wolf Lake (61 acres)
Horseshoe Lake	3	near Ogema (29 acres); near Elbow Lake (18 acres); near Park Rapids (12 acres)
Island Lake	3	near Wolf Lake (1,179 acres, 38 ft); near Callaway (205 acres, 10 ft); near Wolf Lake (22 acres)

Names: USGS GNIS and Minnesota DNR hydrography. Acres: Minnesota DNR hydrography; depth: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 26 Oct 2026. Nearest town: U.S. Census 2024 Gazetteer.

Deepest lakes

2 lakes in Becker County are 100 ft deep or more by Minnesota DNR survey. White Earth Lake is the deepest at 120 ft, then Boot Lake near Park Rapids (109 ft), Many Point Lake (92 ft) and Detroit Lake (89 ft). The other 302 named lakes have no measured depth on record.

Deepest measured point, feet

White Earth Lake120 ft

Boot Lake near Park Rapids109 ft

Many Point Lake92 ft

Detroit Lake89 ft

Bad Medicine Lake84 ft

Juggler Lake78 ft

Elbow Lake near Ogema76 ft

Big Cormorant Lake75 ft

Pickerel Lake near Detroit Lakes74 ft

Ice Cracking Lake73 ft

Minnesota DNR LakeFinder maximum depths and lake survey contours, fetched 26 Oct 2026.

Clearest water

Clarity is the depth at which a black-and-white Secchi disk disappears from view. 67 lakes in Becker County have measured readings, 260 in all; the middle lake averages 11 ft. The clearest is Bad Medicine Lake at about 21 ft, then Big Cormorant Lake (19 ft), Strawberry Lake (18 ft) and Juggler Lake (18 ft). The least clear is Toad Lake at about 5 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.

Bad Medicine Lake21.1 ft

Big Cormorant Lake18.6 ft

Strawberry Lake18.2 ft

Juggler Lake18.0 ft

Boot Lake near Park Rapids17.7 ft

Pickerel Lake near Detroit Lakes17.7 ft

Little Toad Lake17.2 ft

Lake Eunice16.8 ft

Long Lake near Detroit Lakes16.5 ft

Big Sugar Bush Lake15.5 ft

Average of measured Secchi readings, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteers, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 26 Oct 2026.

Public water access

Minnesota DNR lists 91 public water access sites on 81 lakes in Becker County; 85 take a boat trailer. The other 321 named lakes have no public access site in the DNR record, so their shores may be private.

Lake	Site	Run by	Facilities
Height of Land Lake	Height of Land Lake (S)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 18 trailer spaces · restroom
Height of Land Lake	Height of Land Lake (E)	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 8 trailer spaces · restroom
Height of Land Lake	Height of Land Lake (N)	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 4 trailer spaces
Big Cormorant Lake	Cormorant Lake (W)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 23 trailer spaces · restroom
Big Cormorant Lake	Cormorant Lake (NE)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 7 trailer spaces · restroom
Shell Lake	Shell Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces
Detroit Lake	Detroit Lake (S)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces · restroom
Detroit Lake	Detroit Lake (NW)	City of Detroit Lakes	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp
Detroit Lake	Detroit Lake (N Central)	City of Detroit Lakes	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp
Detroit Lake	Detroit Lake (NE)	City of Detroit Lakes	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock
Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres)	Tamarack Lake (SE)	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 10 trailer spaces · restroom
Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres)	Tamarack Lake	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 6 trailer spaces
Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres)	Tamarack Lake (N)	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 15 trailer spaces · restroom
White Earth Lake	White Earth Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 6 trailer spaces
Lake Melissa	Melissa Lake, Mac's Landing	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 20 trailer spaces · restroom
Cotton Lake	Cotton Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 20 trailer spaces
Toad Lake	Toad Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces · restroom
Many Point Lake	Many Point	White Earth Nation	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 3 trailer spaces
Strawberry Lake	Strawberry Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 11 trailer spaces · restroom
Wolf Lake	Wolf Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom

All 91 access sites

Lake	Site	Run by	Facilities
Height of Land Lake	Height of Land Lake (S)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 18 trailer spaces · restroom
Height of Land Lake	Height of Land Lake (E)	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 8 trailer spaces · restroom
Height of Land Lake	Height of Land Lake (N)	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 4 trailer spaces
Big Cormorant Lake	Cormorant Lake (W)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 23 trailer spaces · restroom
Big Cormorant Lake	Cormorant Lake (NE)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 7 trailer spaces · restroom
Shell Lake	Shell Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces
Detroit Lake	Detroit Lake (S)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces · restroom
Detroit Lake	Detroit Lake (NW)	City of Detroit Lakes	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp
Detroit Lake	Detroit Lake (N Central)	City of Detroit Lakes	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp
Detroit Lake	Detroit Lake (NE)	City of Detroit Lakes	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock
Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres)	Tamarack Lake (SE)	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 10 trailer spaces · restroom
Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres)	Tamarack Lake	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 6 trailer spaces
Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres)	Tamarack Lake (N)	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 15 trailer spaces · restroom
White Earth Lake	White Earth Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 6 trailer spaces
Lake Melissa	Melissa Lake, Mac's Landing	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 20 trailer spaces · restroom
Cotton Lake	Cotton Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 20 trailer spaces
Toad Lake	Toad Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces · restroom
Many Point Lake	Many Point	White Earth Nation	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 3 trailer spaces
Strawberry Lake	Strawberry Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 11 trailer spaces · restroom
Wolf Lake	Wolf Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom
Lake Sallie	Sallie Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 20 trailer spaces · restroom
Rock Lake	Rock Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces
Island Lake near Wolf Lake (1,179 acres)	Island Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom
Floyd Lake	Floyd Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 15 trailer spaces · restroom
Round Lake near Callaway	Round Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 5 trailer spaces
Little Cormorant Lake	Little Cormorant Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Elbow Lake near Ogema	Elbow Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 5 trailer spaces
Upper Cormorant Lake	Upper Cormorant Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Big Rush Lake	Big Rush Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 8 trailer spaces
Bad Medicine Lake	Bad Medicine Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 14 trailer spaces · restroom
Lake Ida	Lake Ida	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 15 trailer spaces · restroom
Big Basswood Lake	Big Basswood Lake	Becker County	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 2 trailer spaces
Two Inlets Lake	Two Inlets Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Big Sugar Bush Lake	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 4 trailer spaces
Leif Lake	Leif Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Lake Maud	Maud Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces
Pine Lake near Detroit Lakes	Pine Lake	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 5 trailer spaces
Straight Lake	Straight Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 7 trailer spaces · restroom
Upper Egg Lake	Upper Egg Lake	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete plank ramp · 2 trailer spaces
Boyer Lake	Boyer Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom
Juggler Lake	Juggler Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 3 trailer spaces
Buffalo Lake	Buffalo Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces · restroom
Long Lake near Detroit Lakes	Long Lake, Airport Park	City of Detroit Lakes	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces
Little Toad Lake	Deer Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Little Toad Lake	Little Toad	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces
Boot Lake near Park Rapids	Boot Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 7 trailer spaces
Lake Eunice	Lake Eunice	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 3 trailer spaces
Middle Cormorant Lake	Middle Cormorant	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces
Pickerel Lake near Detroit Lakes	Pickerel Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Eagle Lake	Eagle Lake	City of Frazee	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Sand Lake near Lake Park (311 acres)	Sand Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	carry-in · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 4 trailer spaces
Little Bemidji Lake	Little Bemidji Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 5 trailer spaces
Pearl Lake	Pearl Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 13 trailer spaces · restroom
Hungry Lake	Hungry Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Rice Lake near Wolf Lake	Rice Lake (SE)	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 4 trailer spaces · restroom
Rice Lake near Wolf Lake	Rice Lake (W)	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 4 trailer spaces
Waboose Lake	Waboose Lake	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 6 trailer spaces
Net Lake	Net Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 6 trailer spaces
East LaBelle Lake	Labelle Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 10 trailer spaces
Bijou Lake	Bijou State	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 3 trailer spaces
Little Sugar Bush Lake	Little Sugar Bush Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Little Floyd Lake	Little Floyd Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 7 trailer spaces
Bass Lake near Elbow Lake	Bass Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 4 trailer spaces
Blackbird Lake	Blackbird Lake (NW)	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 2 trailer spaces
Turtle Lake	Turtle Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Sauer Lake	Sauers Lake	MNDOT	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 8 trailer spaces · restroom
Marshall Lake	Marshall Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces
Acorn Lake	Acorn Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 7 trailer spaces
Howe Lake	Howe Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 6 trailer spaces
Lower Egg Lake	Lower Egg Lake	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete plank ramp · 2 trailer spaces
Hungry Man Lakes	Hungry Man Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Munson Lake	Monson Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 3 trailer spaces
Bass Lake near Wolf Lake	Bass Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 7 trailer spaces · restroom
Bass Lake near Ogema	Bass Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 4 trailer spaces · restroom
Town Lake	Town Lake	City of Frazee	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Winter Lake	Winter Lake	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 4 trailer spaces
Carman Lake	Carman Lake	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 2 trailer spaces
St. Clair Lake near Callaway	St. Clair Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 3 trailer spaces
Blueberry Lake near Wolf Lake	Blueberry Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 5 trailer spaces
Sieverson Lake	Sivertson Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 8 trailer spaces
Little Bass Lake	Little Bass Lake	Becker County	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 2 trailer spaces · restroom
Meadow Lake	Meadow Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Sockeye Lake	Sockeye Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 2 trailer spaces
Shipman Lake	Shipman Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces · restroom
Dinner Lake	Dinner Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 1 trailer spaces
Perch Lake	Perch Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 3 trailer spaces
Knutson Lake	Knutson Lake	Becker County	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 4 trailer spaces
Mary Yellowhead Lake	Mary Yellowhead Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 3 trailer spaces
Hanson Lake	Hanson Lake	DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces
Kane Lake	Kane Lake	Savannah Township	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 2 trailer spaces
Little Long Lake	Little Long Lake	Becker County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 3 trailer spaces

Minnesota DNR public water access sites, fetched 26 Oct 2026. The record has no open or closed status.

Fishing

Minnesota DNR lake surveys have recorded fish in 73 lakes in Becker County: walleye in 62, northern pike in 71, largemouth bass in 71 and muskellunge in 6. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 67 lakes stocked here between 2016 and 2025, 597 stockings in all. Walleye went into 63 lakes. In 2025, the latest year on record, 41 lakes were stocked.

Game fish	Lakes	Largest lakes where recorded
Walleye	62	Height of Land Lake · Big Cormorant Lake · Shell Lake · Detroit Lake · Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres) and 57 more
Northern pike	71	Height of Land Lake · Big Cormorant Lake · Shell Lake · Detroit Lake · Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres) and 66 more
Muskellunge	6	Detroit Lake · Many Point Lake · Round Lake near Callaway · Elbow Lake near Ogema · Straight Lake and 1 more
Largemouth bass	71	Height of Land Lake · Big Cormorant Lake · Shell Lake · Detroit Lake · Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres) and 66 more
Smallmouth bass	8	Big Cormorant Lake · Detroit Lake · White Earth Lake · Strawberry Lake · Island Lake near Wolf Lake (1,179 acres) and 3 more
Black crappie	70	Height of Land Lake · Big Cormorant Lake · Shell Lake · Detroit Lake · Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres) and 65 more
Bluegill	69	Height of Land Lake · Big Cormorant Lake · Shell Lake · Detroit Lake · Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres) and 64 more
Yellow perch	67	Height of Land Lake · Big Cormorant Lake · Shell Lake · Detroit Lake · Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres) and 62 more
Rainbow trout	2	Bad Medicine Lake · Hanson Lake
Lake sturgeon	4	Detroit Lake · White Earth Lake · Many Point Lake · Round Lake near Callaway

597 stockings, 2016 to 2025, fish stocked per year on a log scale

2025: 68 stockings, 12,247,331 fish in 41 lakes.

2025STOCKED3,200,000 walleye fry, Height of Land Lake

2025STOCKED3,116,640 walleye fry, Shell Lake

2025STOCKED2,072 muskellunge fingerlings, Detroit Lake

2025STOCKED928 muskellunge fingerlings, Detroit Lake

2025STOCKED10,410 walleye fingerlings, Detroit Lake

2025STOCKED1,918 walleye adults, Detroit Lake

2025STOCKED1,117 walleye yearlings, Detroit Lake

2025STOCKED934,000 walleye fry, Lake Melissa

Species recorded in Minnesota DNR lake surveys (game fish by DNR's own list) and Minnesota DNR stocking reports, which give the year, not the day; via LakeFinder, fetched 26 Oct 2026. How we measure

Invasive species

Minnesota DNR lists at least one invasive species for 30 lakes in Becker County: zebra mussel in 29, flowering rush in 8 and faucet snail in 1. Moving water, plants or animals between lakes spreads them; DNR's rules apply at every access.

Species	Lakes	Largest lakes listed
Zebra mussel	29	Big Cormorant Lake · Detroit Lake · White Earth Lake · Lake Melissa · Toad Lake · Lake Sallie and 23 more
Flowering rush	8	Detroit Lake · Lake Melissa · Lake Sallie · Pickerel Lake near Detroit Lakes · Mill Lake · Curfman Lake and 2 more
Faucet snail	1	an unnamed lake

Minnesota DNR invasive species designations, as listed in LakeFinder, fetched 26 Oct 2026.

Lake pages in Becker County

25 lakes here have a page of their own, with a depth map drawn from Minnesota DNR survey contours, the stocking record and the latest fish survey.

Chosen by search demand: Google Keyword Planner, October 2026. How we measure

Alerts

Common questions

How many lakes are in Becker County, Minnesota?

707 lakes of 10 acres or more, 402 of them named, in Minnesota DNR hydrography. Smaller ponds are not counted.

What is the largest lake in Becker County?

Height of Land Lake, at 3,795 acres.

What is the deepest lake in Becker County?

White Earth Lake, 120 ft at its deepest point by Minnesota DNR survey.

Which lake in Becker County has the clearest water?

Bad Medicine Lake, with measured Secchi readings averaging about 21 ft.

Which Becker County lakes have public access?

Minnesota DNR lists public water access sites on Height of Land Lake, Big Cormorant Lake, Shell Lake, Detroit Lake, Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres), White Earth Lake, Lake Melissa, Cotton Lake and 73 more.

Which Becker County lakes have walleye?

Minnesota DNR surveys have recorded walleye in 62 lakes here, the largest Height of Land Lake, Big Cormorant Lake, Shell Lake, Detroit Lake, Tamarack Lake near Detroit Lakes (2,049 acres) and White Earth Lake.

Which Becker County lakes have zebra mussels?

Minnesota DNR lists zebra mussels for 29 named lakes here, the largest Big Cormorant Lake, Detroit Lake, White Earth Lake, Lake Melissa, Toad Lake and Lake Sallie.