4 miles south of Audubon
Becker County, Minnesota · 46.8075° N, 96.0132° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:23 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Little Cormorant Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of Little Cormorant Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 619,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 619,000 walleye fry.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries (LakeFinder stocking reports), fetched 15 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Minnesota DNR contours. How we measure
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Little Cormorant Lake was in June 2022: 9 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 13 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in June 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2002 6.2 · 2007 4.8 · 2012 2.9 · 2017 0.8 · 2022 1.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2002 15 · 2007 49 · 2012 22 · 2017 46 · 2022 36
Walleye: 12 measured, 14 to 26 in, half 18 in or longer; average 2.4 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 180 measured, 15 to 31 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 47 measured, 10 to 19 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.1 lb).
Black crappie: 16 measured, 3 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.25 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 971 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 27 Jun 2022, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Measured water clarity averages about 9 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2007–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Little Cormorant Lake is 34 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,067 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Little Cormorant Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 619,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2022 standard survey caught 13 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, pumpkinseed and hybrid sunfish.
About 45% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.