Updated 26 Oct 2026, 9:42 pm CDT.
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86 lakes · 14,361 acres · 27 with measured depth · 15 with a public access · 11 stocked
Chisago County has 86 lakes of 10 acres or more in Minnesota DNR hydrography, 67 of them named, covering 14,361 acres of water. The largest is Rush Lake at 3,088 acres; the deepest measured is South Center Lake at 109 ft. Minnesota DNR has a measured maximum depth for 27 lakes here. The Census counts 27 square miles of water in the county, 6% of its area.
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; 3 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.
22 lakes in Chisago County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 67 named lakes follows.
| Lake | Nearest town | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Accesses | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Lake | Braham | 3,088 | 42 ft | 2 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Green Lake | Chisago City | 1,809 | 32 ft | 5 ft | 2 | 2024 |
| Chisago Lake | Chisago City | 944 | 34 ft | 4 ft | 2024 | |
| South Center Lake | Lindstrom | 910 | 109 ft | 4 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunrise Lake | Lindstrom | 796 | 21 ft | 2 ft | ||
| North Center Lake | Center City | 757 | 46 ft | 6 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Goose Lake | Harris | 732 | 55 ft | 6 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Sunrise Pools Lake | Stacy | 624 | 6 ft | 3 | ||
| South Lindstrom Lake | Lindstrom | 455 | 34 ft | 7 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Fish Lake | Harris | 319 | 57 ft | 7 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Horseshoe Lake | Harris | 224 | 53 ft | 3 ft | 1 | |
| Comfort Lake | Wyoming | 218 | 47 ft | 9 ft | 1 | 2016 |
| Lake | Nearest town | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Accesses | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Lake | Braham | 3,088 | 42 ft | 2 ft | 2 | 2025 |
| Green Lake | Chisago City | 1,809 | 32 ft | 5 ft | 2 | 2024 |
| Chisago Lake | Chisago City | 944 | 34 ft | 4 ft | 2024 | |
| South Center Lake | Lindstrom | 910 | 109 ft | 4 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunrise Lake | Lindstrom | 796 | 21 ft | 2 ft | ||
| North Center Lake | Center City | 757 | 46 ft | 6 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Goose Lake | Harris | 732 | 55 ft | 6 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Sunrise Pools Lake | Stacy | 624 | 6 ft | 3 | ||
| South Lindstrom Lake | Lindstrom | 455 | 34 ft | 7 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| Fish Lake | Harris | 319 | 57 ft | 7 ft | 1 | 2025 |
| Horseshoe Lake | Harris | 224 | 53 ft | 3 ft | 1 | |
| Comfort Lake | Wyoming | 218 | 47 ft | 9 ft | 1 | 2016 |
| Kroon Lake | Lindstrom | 193 | 30 ft | 6 ft | 1 | |
| Chain Lake | North Branch | 183 | ||||
| Linn Lake | Lindstrom | 177 | 15 ft | |||
| Shallow Pond | Wyoming | 175 | ||||
| Little Lake | Center City | 168 | 23 ft | 4 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| North Lindstrom Lake | Lindstrom | 142 | 29 ft | 6 ft | ||
| Wallmark Lake | Lindstrom | 140 | 5 ft | |||
| Blooms Lake | Shafer | 135 | ||||
| Spider Lake | Lindstrom | 131 | 9 ft | 4 ft | 1 | 2024 |
| School Lake | Chisago City | 106 | ||||
| Heims Lake | Wyoming | 91 | ||||
| Pioneer Lake | Center City | 77 | 8 ft | |||
| Second Lake | Scandia | 66 | ||||
| Lundquist Lake | Lindstrom | 61 | ||||
| Colby Lake | Taylors Falls | 59 | ||||
| Neander Lake | Harris | 57 | 17 ft | 3 ft | ||
| Vibo Lake | Center City | 57 | ||||
| Duck Lake | Shafer | 56 | ||||
| Rabour Lake | Harris | 53 | 43 ft | 1 | ||
| Mud Lake | Harris | 50 | ||||
| Mud Lake | North Branch | 49 | ||||
| Little Horseshoe Lake | Harris | 49 | 43 ft | 1 | ||
| Ogrens Lake | Shafer | 48 | 41 ft | |||
| School Lake | Wyoming | 47 | ||||
| Mandall Lake | Harris | 47 | 26 ft | |||
| Pine Lake | Lindstrom | 45 | ||||
| Moody Lake | Scandia | 45 | 48 ft | 3 ft | ||
| First Lake | Scandia | 43 | ||||
| White Stone Lake | Wyoming | 42 | ||||
| Little Comfort Lake | Wyoming | 37 | 56 ft | |||
| Sam Lake | Chisago City | 37 | ||||
| Swamp Lake | Lindstrom | 34 | ||||
| Third Lake | Scandia | 30 | ||||
| Lake Ellen | Chisago City | 30 | ||||
| Asp Lake | Harris | 29 | ||||
| Pine Lake | Rush City | 26 | ||||
| Pearson Lake | Shafer | 25 | ||||
| Lendt Lake | Scandia | 25 | ||||
| Ashton Lake | Wyoming | 25 | ||||
| Lake Martha | Chisago City | 25 | ||||
| Coleen Lake | Shafer | 24 | ||||
| Lake Mattson | Chisago City | 24 | ||||
| Birch Lake | Wyoming | 21 | ||||
| Trulson Lake | Shafer | 20 | ||||
| Hawkins Lake | Shafer | 20 | ||||
| Lake Emily | Chisago City | 19 | ||||
| Stauffer Lake | Braham | 19 | ||||
| Peterson Lake | Shafer | 17 | 19 ft | |||
| Jonason Lake | Cambridge | 15 | ||||
| Long Lake | North Branch | 14 | ||||
| Trulson Lake | Shafer | 13 | ||||
| Round Lake | North Branch | 12 | ||||
| Fourth Lake | Scandia | 11 | ||||
| Alexis Lake | Harris | 11 | ||||
| Mud Lake | Stacy | 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.
4 names belong to more than one lake in Chisago County, 9 lakes in all. The most repeated is Mud Lake, with 3. Each lake is listed with its nearest town, the way people search for them.
| Name | Lakes | Which one |
|---|---|---|
| Mud Lake | 3 | near Harris (50 acres); near North Branch (49 acres); near Stacy (10 acres) |
| Pine Lake | 2 | near Lindstrom (45 acres); near Rush City (26 acres) |
| School Lake | 2 | near Chisago City (106 acres); near Wyoming (47 acres) |
| Trulson Lake | 2 | near Shafer (20 acres); near Shafer (13 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.
5 lakes in Chisago County are 50 ft deep or more by Minnesota DNR survey. South Center Lake is the deepest at 109 ft, then Fish Lake (57 ft), Little Comfort Lake (56 ft) and Goose Lake (55 ft). The other 40 named lakes have no measured depth on record.
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder maximum depths and lake survey contours, fetched 26 Oct 2026.
Clarity is the depth at which a black-and-white Secchi disk disappears from view. 17 lakes in Chisago County have measured readings, 55 in all; the middle lake averages 4 ft. The clearest is Comfort Lake at about 9 ft, then South Lindstrom Lake (7 ft), Fish Lake (7 ft) and Kroon Lake (6 ft). The least clear is Sunrise Lake at about 2 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.
Average of measured Secchi readings, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteers, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 26 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lists 19 public water access sites on 15 lakes in Chisago County; 16 take a boat trailer. The other 52 named lakes have no public access site in the DNR record, so their shores may be private.
| Lake | Site | Run by | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Lake | Rush Lake (W) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 30 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Rush Lake | Rush Lake (E) | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 40 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Green Lake | Little Green Lake | City of Chisago City | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 13 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Green Lake | Green Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 26 trailer spaces · restroom |
| South Center Lake | South Center Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 48 trailer spaces · restroom |
| North Center Lake | North Center Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 28 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Goose Lake | Goose Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 8 trailer spaces |
| Sunrise Pools Lake | South Sunrise Pool (S) | DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife | carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp |
| Sunrise Pools Lake | North Sunrise Pool (N) | DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife | carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp |
| Sunrise Pools Lake | South Sunrise Pool (N) | DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife | carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · restroom |
| South Lindstrom Lake | South Lindstrom Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 60 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Fish Lake | Fish Lake | Chisago County | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 10 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Horseshoe Lake | Horseshoe Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces |
| Comfort Lake | Comfort Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 9 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Kroon Lake | Kroon Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces |
| Little Lake | Little Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Spider Lake | Spider Lake | DNR Division of Parks and Trails | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 3 trailer spaces |
| Rabour Lake | Robour Lake | Fish Lake Township | trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 4 trailer spaces · restroom |
| Little Horseshoe Lake | Little Horseshoe Lake | Fish Lake Township | trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp |
Minnesota DNR public water access sites, fetched 26 Oct 2026. The record has no open or closed status.
Minnesota DNR lake surveys have recorded fish in 21 lakes in Chisago County: walleye in 16, northern pike in 20, largemouth bass in 20 and muskellunge in 2. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 lakes stocked here between 2016 and 2025, 110 stockings in all. Walleye went into 11 lakes. In 2025, the latest year on record, 3 lakes were stocked.
| Game fish | Lakes | Largest lakes where recorded |
|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 16 | Rush Lake · Green Lake · Chisago Lake · South Center Lake · North Center Lake and 11 more |
| Northern pike | 20 | Rush Lake · Green Lake · Chisago Lake · South Center Lake · Sunrise Lake and 15 more |
| Muskellunge | 2 | Rush Lake · Comfort Lake |
| Largemouth bass | 20 | Rush Lake · Green Lake · Chisago Lake · South Center Lake · Sunrise Lake and 15 more |
| Black crappie | 20 | Rush Lake · Green Lake · Chisago Lake · South Center Lake · Sunrise Lake and 15 more |
| Bluegill | 21 | Rush Lake · Green Lake · Chisago Lake · South Center Lake · Sunrise Lake and 16 more |
| Yellow perch | 17 | Rush Lake · Green Lake · Chisago Lake · South Center Lake · Sunrise Lake and 12 more |
| White crappie | 1 | Comfort Lake |
| Pumpkinseed | 19 | Rush Lake · Green Lake · Chisago Lake · South Center Lake · Sunrise Lake and 14 more |
2025: 12 stockings, 74,358 fish in 3 lakes.
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
Minnesota DNR lists at least one invasive species for 19 lakes in Chisago County: Eurasian watermilfoil in 19 and zebra mussel in 3. Moving water, plants or animals between lakes spreads them; DNR's rules apply at every access.
| Species | Lakes | Largest lakes listed |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian watermilfoil | 19 | Rush Lake · Green Lake · Chisago Lake · South Center Lake · North Center Lake · Goose Lake and 13 more |
| Zebra mussel | 3 | Goose Lake · Comfort Lake · Little Comfort Lake |
Minnesota DNR invasive species designations, as listed in LakeFinder, fetched 26 Oct 2026.
5 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
86 lakes of 10 acres or more, 67 of them named, in Minnesota DNR hydrography. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Rush Lake, at 3,088 acres.
South Center Lake, 109 ft at its deepest point by Minnesota DNR survey.
Comfort Lake, with measured Secchi readings averaging about 9 ft.
Minnesota DNR lists public water access sites on Rush Lake, Green Lake, South Center Lake, North Center Lake, Goose Lake, Sunrise Pools Lake, South Lindstrom Lake, Fish Lake and 7 more.
Minnesota DNR surveys have recorded walleye in 16 lakes here, the largest Rush Lake, Green Lake, Chisago Lake, South Center Lake, North Center Lake and Goose Lake.
Minnesota DNR lists zebra mussels for 3 named lakes here, the largest Goose Lake, Comfort Lake and Little Comfort Lake.