9 miles south of Lake Park
Becker County, Minnesota · 46.7572° N, 96.1065° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:24 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Middle Cormorant Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of Middle Cormorant Lake in 4 of the years 2016 to 2023. The most recent, in 2023, included 4,830 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2023: 4,830 walleye fingerlings.
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 Middle Cormorant Lake was in August 2021: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 13 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1996 2.0 · 2004 3.1 · 2010 2.3 · 2014 3.9 · 2021 3.3
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1996 59 · 2004 17 · 2010 30 · 2014 15 · 2021 32
Walleye: 41 measured, 9 to 25 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, normal (normal 1.3–2.5 lb).
Northern pike: 64 measured, 12 to 33 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, normal (normal 1.6–2.9 lb).
Largemouth bass: 33 measured, 5 to 18 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 25 measured, 4 to 11 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.4 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 525 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.16 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, 2 Aug 2021, 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 10 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2010–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Middle Cormorant Lake is 40 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 373 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Middle Cormorant Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of it in 4 of the years 2016 to 2023. The most recent, in 2023, included 4,830 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2021 standard survey caught 13 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, walleye and largemouth bass.
About 84% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.