Crow Wing County

Its lakes, by the record · 570 lakes · 95,797 acres

Today in Crow Wing County

Updated 26 Oct 2026, 9:39 pm CDT.

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The lakes of Crow Wing County

570 lakes · 95,797 acres · 200 with measured depth · 102 with a public access · 66 stocked

Crow Wing County has 570 lakes of 10 acres or more in Minnesota DNR hydrography, 380 of them named, covering 95,797 acres of water. The largest is Pelican Lake at 8,367 acres; the deepest measured is Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Mine at 525 ft. Minnesota DNR has a measured maximum depth for 200 lakes here. The Census counts 158 square miles of water in the county, 14% 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, 15 of them mine-pit lakes, each counted once: a lake mapped in bays as the whole lake, a border water by its Minnesota side; 25 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

166 lakes in Crow Wing County cover 100 acres or more. The 12 largest are listed here; the full register of 380 named lakes follows.

Lake	Nearest town	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Accesses	Last stocked
Pelican Lake	Breezy Point	8,367	104 ft	17 ft	4	2025
Whitefish Lake	Manhattan Beach	7,714	138 ft	12 ft	2	2025
North Long Lake	Nisswa	6,190	97 ft	12 ft	3	2025
Lake Edward	Riverton	2,628	75 ft	14 ft	1	2025
Bay Lake	Deerwood	2,330	74 ft	18 ft	1	2025
Cross Lake	Crosslake	1,815	84 ft	16 ft	3	2025
Platte Lake	Harding	1,663	23 ft	5 ft	1	2025
Round Lake	Nisswa	1,650	51 ft	14 ft	1	2025
Rush-Hen Lake	Crosslake	1,587	105 ft	17 ft
Big Trout Lake	Manhattan Beach	1,366	128 ft	13 ft	1	2025
South Long Lake	Brainerd	1,309	47 ft	7 ft	1	2025
Lake Hubert	Nisswa	1,301	83 ft	15 ft	1	2023

All 380 named lakes, plus 190 unnamed

Lake	Nearest town	Acres	Deepest	Clarity	Accesses	Last stocked
Pelican Lake	Breezy Point	8,367	104 ft	17 ft	4	2025
Whitefish Lake	Manhattan Beach	7,714	138 ft	12 ft	2	2025
North Long Lake	Nisswa	6,190	97 ft	12 ft	3	2025
Lake Edward	Riverton	2,628	75 ft	14 ft	1	2025
Bay Lake	Deerwood	2,330	74 ft	18 ft	1	2025
Cross Lake	Crosslake	1,815	84 ft	16 ft	3	2025
Platte Lake	Harding	1,663	23 ft	5 ft	1	2025
Round Lake	Nisswa	1,650	51 ft	14 ft	1	2025
Rush-Hen Lake	Crosslake	1,587	105 ft	17 ft
Big Trout Lake	Manhattan Beach	1,366	128 ft	13 ft	1	2025
South Long Lake	Brainerd	1,309	47 ft	7 ft	1	2025
Lake Hubert	Nisswa	1,301	83 ft	15 ft	1	2023
Rabbit Lake	Cuyuna	1,205	337 ft	17 ft	1	2025
Serpent Lake	Crosby	1,116	65 ft	19 ft	2	2025
Borden Lake	Garrison	1,011	84 ft	12 ft	1
Horseshoe Lake	Breezy Point	922	56 ft	12 ft	1	2019
Clearwater Lake	Deerwood	905	54 ft	13 ft	1	2023
Upper Mission Lake	Trommald	882	36 ft	13 ft	1	2025
Upper South Long Lake	Brainerd	804	47 ft	8 ft	1	2025
Lower Mission Lake	Trommald	732	27 ft	12 ft	2
Lake Emily	Emily	721	13 ft	3 ft	1	2024
Ossawinnamakee Lake	Breezy Point	711	63 ft	20 ft	1	2025
Whitefish Lake	Garrison	709	62 ft	11 ft
Nokay Lake	Deerwood	704	42 ft	13 ft	1	2025
Lower Hay Lake	Jenkins	700	100 ft	19 ft	1
Ruth Lake	Emily	599	39 ft	23 ft	1	2025
Upper Hay Lake	Jenkins	596	42 ft	8 ft	1	2025
Lower Cullen Lake	Nisswa	560	39 ft	16 ft	1
Camp Lake	Garrison	534	42 ft	11 ft	1
Red Sand Lake	Baxter	521	23 ft	8 ft	1	2023
Ross Lake	Emily	492	30 ft	4 ft	1
Smith Lake	Garrison	491	54 ft	14 ft
Crooked Lake	Garrison	463	72 ft	17 ft	1	2025
West Fox Lake	Fifty Lakes	449	55 ft	14 ft		2023
Sibley Lake	Pequot Lakes	444	40 ft	5 ft	1	2025
Upper Cullen Lake	Pequot Lakes	441	40 ft	14 ft
Gladstone Lake	Nisswa	437	36 ft	12 ft	1
Mitchell Lake	Emily	429	78 ft	8 ft	1	2025
Rice Lake	Brainerd	418	25 ft	6 ft	1
Island-Loon Lake	Manhattan Beach	415	76 ft	16 ft
White Sand Lake	Baxter	415	27 ft	11 ft	1	2025
Lizzie Lake	Chickamaw Beach	414	13 ft		1	2025
Lake Mary	Emily	413	34 ft	4 ft		2025
Middle Cullen Lake	Pequot Lakes	405	48 ft	16 ft	1	2023
Bass Lake	Riverton	399	38 ft	16 ft	1
Goodrich Lake	Crosslake	382	35 ft	12 ft	1	2024
Crow Wing Lake	Fort Ripley	379	26 ft	4 ft	1	2025
Lower Dean Lake	Cuyuna	366			1
Gilbert Lake	Brainerd	357	45 ft	14 ft	1
Greer Lake	Crosslake	354	36 ft	9 ft	1
Eagle Lake	Fifty Lakes	350	36 ft	10 ft	1
Bertha Lake	Jenkins	337	64 ft	16 ft
Mollie Lake	Nisswa	334	7 ft			2023
Little Pine Lake	Crosslake	330	36 ft	9 ft
Pine Lake	Crosslake	324	17 ft	12 ft	1
Roy Lake	Nisswa	320	26 ft	15 ft
Nelson Lake	Cuyuna	319	12 ft
Adney Lake	Crosslake	310	27 ft	17 ft	1
Hamlet Lake	Deerwood	307	88 ft
Clark Lake	Nisswa	305	31 ft	15 ft	1	2025
Lows Lake	Emily	302	9 ft
Whipple Lake	Baxter	301	29 ft	11 ft	1
Arrowhead Lake	Manhattan Beach	296	13 ft	6 ft
Kego Lake	Fifty Lakes	296	20 ft	12 ft	1
Portage Lake	Garrison	287	37 ft	13 ft		2025
Bass Lake	Trommald	285	24 ft	14 ft	1
Dolney Lake	Crosslake	272	16 ft	11 ft	1
Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Mine	Ironton	272	525 ft	32 ft
Little Pelican Lake	Breezy Point	271	34 ft	18 ft	1
Perch Lake	Baxter	266	40 ft	17 ft	1	2025
Upper Dean Lake	Cuyuna	259	24 ft	6 ft	1
Daggett Lake	Crosslake	258	23 ft	9 ft
Garden Lake	Nisswa	258
Dahler Lake	Emily	250			1
Eagle Lake	Deerwood	246
Clough Lake	Chickamaw Beach	245	5 ft
Fool Lake	Trommald	243	15 ft
East Fox Lake	Fifty Lakes	241	65 ft	15 ft	1	2023
Ox Lake	Manhattan Beach	241	74 ft
Rogers Lake	Emily	240	64 ft	16 ft	1
Island Lake	Emily	240	37 ft	6 ft	1	2023
Mahnomen Lake	Trommald	238	25 ft
Lookout Lake	Deerwood	236	16 ft	13 ft
Stewart Lake	Fifty Lakes	234	40 ft
Shirt Lake	Deerwood	231	38 ft	16 ft
Clear Lake	Breezy Point	226	63 ft	18 ft	1	2025
Nisswa Lake	Nisswa	219	23 ft	15 ft	1
Black Bear Lake	Trommald	218	48 ft	13 ft	1
Stark Lake	Aitkin	217	66 ft	8 ft	1
Lougee Lake	Breezy Point	212	53 ft		1
Clamshell Lake	Breezy Point	211	44 ft	16 ft	1
Silver Lake	Riverton	208	23 ft		1
Rock Lake	Harding	203	22 ft	6 ft	1
Black Hoof Lake	Ironton	201	29 ft	13 ft	1	2025
Pig Lake	Crosslake	196	56 ft	16 ft
Little Hubert Lake	Nisswa	194	41 ft
Butterfield Lake	Emily	194	23 ft
Big Bird Lake	Crosslake	193
Kimball Lake	Breezy Point	190	77 ft	19 ft	1	2025
Wolf Lake	Riverton	189			1
Partridge Lake	Garrison	188	42 ft		1
Agate Lake	Cuyuna	187	25 ft
O'Brien Lake	Crosslake	186	49 ft	24 ft	1	2024
Pointon Lake	Riverton	185	14 ft
Sebie Lake	Fort Ripley	185	27 ft	5 ft	1
Jail Lake	Chickamaw Beach	183	22 ft
Placid Lake	Deerwood	183	39 ft
Erskine Lake	Garrison	182	14 ft		1
Blue Lake	Emily	177	48 ft			2025
Little Rabbit Lake	Riverton	172	30 ft	6 ft	2
Grave Lake	Garrison	169	13 ft
Reno Lake	Deerwood	167	9 ft
Velvet Lake	Crosslake	167	29 ft			2019
Hanks Lake	Garrison	165	45 ft	14 ft		2025
Mayo Lake	Pequot Lakes	164	22 ft	5 ft
Perry Lake	Cuyuna	164	23 ft	6 ft	1	2025
Twenty Two Lake	Garrison	164
Perch Lake	Trommald	164
Holt Lake	Garrison	164	29 ft	10 ft
East Twin Lake	Pequot Lakes	163	45 ft	21 ft	1	2025
Rice Lake	Garrison	159			1
Rice Lake	Deerwood	158
Scott Lake	Garrison	157	49 ft
Lake Edna	Nisswa	156	63 ft	16 ft	1	2023
Mud Lake	Brainerd	150
Portsmouth Mine	Crosby	149	395 ft	30 ft	1	2025
Bulldog Lake	Harding	149	34 ft
Duck Lake	Crosslake	148	10 ft		1
Mud Lake	Fort Ripley	147
Russell Lake	Brainerd	141
Round Lake	Fort Ripley	139	13 ft
Hartley Lake	East Gull Lake	136	20 ft			2024
Wise Lake	Baxter	135	44 ft
Flanders Lake	Crosslake	134
Miller Lake	Garrison	132	48 ft
Duck Lake	Emily	130			1
Portage Lake	Deerwood	130	57 ft
Greenwood Lake	Breezy Point	130
Jack Pine Lake	Garrison	130
Hen Lake	Crosslake	129	50 ft
Rice Lake	Nisswa	128
West Twin Lake	Pequot Lakes	127	42 ft	14 ft	1
Star Lake	Crosslake	127	83 ft	18 ft
Long / Tame Fish Lake	Deerwood	127	58 ft
Island Lake	Trommald	126	36 ft	19 ft
Smokey Hollow Lake	Emily	125	25 ft	5 ft	1
Johnson Lake	Nisswa	122
Bass Lake	Breezy Point	121	47 ft	16 ft
Fawn Lake	Riverton	121	24 ft		1	2022
Little Pine Lake	Emily	120
Sagamore Mine	Riverton	119	210 ft	26 ft	1	2025
Trout Lake	Emily	117	22 ft	14 ft	1	2025
Russell Lake	Brainerd	117
Pickerel Lake	Emily	117	25 ft	12 ft
Cole Lake	Trommald	116
Chrysler Lake	Garrison	112
Anna Lake	Emily	112	19 ft
Kenney Lake	Garrison	109	55 ft			2016
Turtle Lake	Garrison	108	33 ft	10 ft
Bass Lake	Crosslake	107
Black Lake	Deerwood	106	47 ft	12 ft	1
Huntington Mine	Ironton	106	258 ft	38 ft	1	2025
Miller Lake	Trommald	105	35 ft
Markee Lake	Breezy Point	104	33 ft
Horseshoe Lake	Riverton	103
Arbor Lake	Deerwood	102
June Lake	Ironton	100	51 ft
Little Emily Lake	Emily	99	26 ft
Sand Lake	Emily	99	12 ft
Hole-in-the-Day Lake	Nisswa	98
Little Bass Lake	Trommald	95	49 ft
Goggle Lake	Crosslake	93
Carlson Lake	Cuyuna	93	37 ft
Sorenson Lake	Riverton	92	46 ft
Rat Lake	Jenkins	92
Wood Lake	Emily	92	38 ft
Crystal Lake	Riverton	89
Spider Lake	Riverton	89
Papoose Lake	Emily	89	21 ft
Nelson Lake	Jenkins	88	65 ft
Shaffer Lake	Breezy Point	88
Indian Jack Lake	Cuyuna	86	25 ft
Campbell Lake	Riverton	86
Eastham Lake	Crosslake	83	22 ft
Bass Lake	Emily	82
Sullivan Lake	Aitkin	82	38 ft
Clinker Lake	Cuyuna	81	35 ft	16 ft	1
Morroco Mine	Trommald	81	265 ft
Twin Lakes	Aitkin	79	94 ft	5 ft	1
Love Lake	East Gull Lake	79	27 ft	11 ft
Bass Lake	Cuyuna	78	12 ft
Fawn Lake	Breezy Point	78	24 ft			2021
Terry Lake	Aitkin	78
Tamarack Lake	Crosslake	76
Mud Lake	Emily	76	28 ft
Long Lake	Garrison	76
Bonnie Lake	Breezy Point	76	42 ft
Portage Lake	Ironton	76	31 ft
Deer Lake	Cuyuna	76
Minnie Lake	Emily	75
Mud Lake	Riverton	72
Little Black Hoof Lake	Riverton	72	13 ft	8 ft	1
Maple Lake	Garrison	72
Twin Island Lake	Riverton	71
Milford Lake	Cuyuna	71
Island Lake	Emily	70
Mud Lake	Crosslake	69
Goose Lake	Deerwood	69
Rice Lake	Crosby	68
Esden Lake	Garrison	68
Pascoe Lake	Ironton	68	12 ft
Island Lake	Jenkins	68	24 ft
Mud Lake	Fort Ripley	67
Young Lake	Breezy Point	67	21 ft
Snodgrass Lake	Emily	67
Olander Lake	Deerwood	66
Round Lake	Garrison	65
Fawn Lake	Nisswa	64	40 ft	18 ft
Twin Lakes	Riverton	64
Grass Lake	Emily	64
Rice Lake	Brainerd	63
Pennington Mine	Ironton	62	259 ft	26 ft	1	2025
Lynch Lake	Breezy Point	62
Wilson Lake	Garrison	60
Loon Lake	Deerwood	60	20 ft		1
Casey Lake	Cuyuna	60	39 ft
Lake Cuyuna	Cuyuna	59
Pickerel Lake	Emily	57
Turner Lake	Crosby	57	36 ft
Barbour Lake	Garrison	56	54 ft	15 ft
Mallard Lake	Nisswa	56
Meyer Lake	Manhattan Beach	55
Rice Lake	Pequot Lakes	55
Tiff Lake	Crosslake	53
Hay Lake	Riverton	52	19 ft		1
Rose Lake	Deerwood	52	11 ft			2025
Rush Lake	Baxter	52
Loon Lake	Garrison	51
Twin Lakes	Fort Ripley	50
Loon Lake	Manhattan Beach	50	30 ft
Little Star Lake	Crosslake	49	30 ft	17 ft
Rock Lake	Crosslake	49	13 ft
Hay Lake	Riverton	47
Pug Hole Lake	Emily	47	30 ft
Lake Ann	Deerwood	47	46 ft
Little Ox Lake	Manhattan Beach	46	72 ft
Williams Lake	Garrison	46
Rice Bed Lake	Crosslake	46
Grass Lake	Breezy Point	45	40 ft	16 ft	1
Lily Pad Lake	Crosslake	45
McClain Lake	Crosslake	45
Allen Lake	Emily	44	46 ft	12 ft	1	2025
Knieff Lake	Deerwood	44	42 ft
Cascade Lake	Cuyuna	44	24 ft
Bass Lake	Garrison	44
Peterson Lake	Deerwood	44	21 ft
Bordwell Lake	Deerwood	43
Horseshoe Lake	Riverton	43	28 ft
Half Moon Lake	Trommald	42	23 ft
Happy Lake	Riverton	42
Lund Lake	Pequot Lakes	42
Dogfish Lake	Deerwood	41
Buchite Lake	Emily	41
Davis Lake	Emily	41
Rushmeyer Lake	Deerwood	41	26 ft
Wilson Lake	Garrison	41
Manuel Mine	Crosby	41	160 ft	28 ft	1	2025
Mud Lake	Harding	41
Dog Lake	Riverton	40
Deadman's Lake	Cuyuna	40
Goose Lake	Emily	40
Bass Lake	Nisswa	40	18 ft
Birchdale Lake	Emily	40			1
Flynn Lake	Trommald	38
Spruce Lake	Riverton	38
Fish Trap Lake	Nisswa	37
Guida Lake	Nisswa	37
Stanley Lake	Trommald	36
Taylor Lake	Trommald	36	32 ft
Moburg Lake	East Gull Lake	36
Island Lake	Baxter	36
Island Lake	Garrison	36
Rassett Lake	Trommald	36
Bassett Lakes	Garrison	36	38 ft
Carlson Lake	Baxter	35
Lost Long Lake	Cuyuna	35
Moody Lake	Nisswa	35				2021
Sewells Pond	Fort Ripley	34
Little Bass Lake	Emily	34
Bass Lake	Baxter	34
Vang Lake	Deerwood	34
Horseshoe Lake	Garrison	34	30 ft
Jacks Lake	Baxter	33
Cloverleaf Lake	Pequot Lakes	33
Stevens Lake	Breezy Point	33
Hopkins Mine Pit	Ironton	32
Little Hamlet Lake	Deerwood	32
Fuchs Lake	Harding	32
Larson Lake	Deerwood	32	43 ft
Tamarack Lake	Brainerd	31
Square Lake	Crosslake	31
Crooked Lake	Garrison	31
Crato Lake	Ironton	30
East Wood Lake	Emily	30
Berglund Lake	Deerwood	30
Wolf Lake	Fifty Lakes	29
Perch Lake	Garrison	29
Clears Lake	Fifty Lakes	28
East Twin Lake	Breezy Point	28	28 ft
Jinks Lake	Fort Ripley	27
Armour #2 Mine	Crosby	27
Pickerel Lake	Riverton	27
Butternut Lake	Deerwood	26	34 ft		1
Faupel Lake	Trommald	26
Mud Lake	Garrison	26
Mud Lake	Breezy Point	25
Olson Lake	Emily	25
Finn Lake	Deerwood	25
Roe Mine	Riverton	25	135 ft	24 ft
Bass Lake	Crosslake	25
Jennison Lake	Garrison	25
Lake	Crosslake	24
Mud Lake	Nisswa	24
Pine Lake	Garrison	24
Hunter Lake	Trommald	24
Buffalo Lake	Baxter	23				2025
Art Lake	Crosslake	23
Horseshoe Lake	Brainerd	22
Pleasant Lake	Crosslake	22	69 ft	16 ft	1	2025
Chandler Lake	Garrison	22
Long Lake	Deerwood	21
Command Lake	Crosslake	21		19 ft
Rat Lake	Breezy Point	21
Little Pickerel Lake	Crosslake	21
Arla's Pond	Crosslake	20
Mud Lake	Emily	20
Maple Lake	Garrison	20
Strawberry Lake	Breezy Point	20	41 ft	14 ft	1	2025
Henry Lake	Crosslake	20
Coffee Lake	Deerwood	19
Kutil Lake	Garrison	19
Joan Mine Pit	Ironton	18
Cranberry Lake	Aitkin	18
Mallard Lake	Fifty Lakes	18
Klondyke Lake	Ironton	17
Andrews Lake	Emily	17
Virginia Mine	Trommald	17
Dewing Lake	Garrison	17
Little Cranberry Lake	Fifty Lakes	17
Orland Lake	Deerwood	16
Cranberry Lake	Crosslake	16
Dewdrop Lake	Crosslake	16
West Twin Lake	Breezy Point	16
Mangan Mine Pit	Ironton	16
Lake Shay	Harding	15
Thompson Lake	Cuyuna	15
Boiler Lake	Fifty Lakes	15
Mine Lake	Baxter	15
Mud Lake	Manhattan Beach	15
Sunfish Lake	Garrison	15
Little Menomin Lake	Riverton	14
Little Beaver Lake	Crosslake	14
Yawkey Mine	Crosby	14	140 ft		1	2025
Taylor Lake	Emily	14
Four Acre Lake	Manhattan Beach	14
Jim Lake	Deerwood	14
Bass Lake	Deerwood	13
Ringhand Lake	Deerwood	13
Duck Lake	Trommald	13
Pecks Puddle	Crosslake	13
Little Round Lake	Breezy Point	13
Little Markee Lake	Breezy Point	12
Bullhead Lake	Garrison	12
Blue Lake	Fifty Lakes	12
Anderson Lake	Deerwood	11
Mud Lake	Garrison	11
Green Lake	Riverton	11	22 ft
Big Stone Lake	Fifty Lakes	11
Hampton Lake	Fort Ripley	10
Musser Mine	Trommald	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

39 names belong to more than one lake in Crow Wing County, 118 lakes in all. The most repeated is Mud Lake, with 13. Each lake is listed with its nearest town, the way people search for them.

Name	Lakes	Which one
Mud Lake	13	near Brainerd (150 acres); near Fort Ripley (147 acres); near Emily (76 acres, 28 ft); near Riverton (72 acres); near Crosslake (69 acres); near Fort Ripley (67 acres); and 7 more
Bass Lake	11	near Riverton (399 acres, 38 ft); near Trommald (285 acres, 24 ft); near Breezy Point (121 acres, 47 ft); near Crosslake (107 acres); near Emily (82 acres); near Cuyuna (78 acres, 12 ft); and 5 more
Rice Lake	7	near Brainerd (418 acres, 25 ft); near Garrison (159 acres); near Deerwood (158 acres); near Nisswa (128 acres); near Crosby (68 acres); near Brainerd (63 acres); and 1 more
Island Lake	6	near Emily (240 acres, 37 ft); near Trommald (126 acres, 36 ft); near Emily (70 acres); near Jenkins (68 acres, 24 ft); near Baxter (36 acres); near Garrison (36 acres)
Horseshoe Lake	5	near Breezy Point (922 acres, 56 ft); near Riverton (103 acres); near Riverton (43 acres, 28 ft); near Garrison (34 acres, 30 ft); near Brainerd (22 acres)
Duck Lake	3	near Crosslake (148 acres, 10 ft); near Emily (130 acres); near Trommald (13 acres)
Fawn Lake	3	near Riverton (121 acres, 24 ft); near Breezy Point (78 acres, 24 ft); near Nisswa (64 acres, 40 ft)
Loon Lake	3	near Deerwood (60 acres, 20 ft); near Garrison (51 acres); near Manhattan Beach (50 acres, 30 ft)

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

15 lakes in Crow Wing County are 100 ft deep or more by Minnesota DNR survey. Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Mine is the deepest at 525 ft, then Portsmouth Mine (395 ft), Rabbit Lake (337 ft) and Morroco Mine (265 ft). The other 180 named lakes have no measured depth on record.

Deepest measured point, feet

Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Mine525 ft

Portsmouth Mine395 ft

Rabbit Lake337 ft

Morroco Mine265 ft

Pennington Mine259 ft

Huntington Mine258 ft

Sagamore Mine210 ft

Manuel Mine160 ft

Yawkey Mine140 ft

Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach138 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. 116 lakes in Crow Wing County have measured readings, 447 in all; the middle lake averages 14 ft. The clearest is Huntington Mine at about 38 ft, then Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Mine (32 ft), Portsmouth Mine (30 ft) and Manuel Mine (28 ft). The least clear is Lake Emily at about 3 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.

Huntington Mine38.5 ft

Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Mine32.3 ft

Portsmouth Mine30.5 ft

Manuel Mine28.0 ft

Pennington Mine26.0 ft

Sagamore Mine25.7 ft

O'Brien Lake24.0 ft

Roe Mine24.0 ft

Ruth Lake22.8 ft

East Twin Lake near Pequot Lakes21.0 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 113 public water access sites on 102 lakes in Crow Wing County; 95 take a boat trailer. The other 278 named lakes have no public access site in the DNR record, so their shores may be private.

Lake	Site	Run by	Facilities
Pelican Lake	Pelican Lake, Jones Bay	Crow Wing County	trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 9 trailer spaces · restroom
Pelican Lake	Pelican Lake (NW)	City of Breezy Point	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces · restroom
Pelican Lake	Pelican Lake, Halverson Bay	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 18 trailer spaces · restroom
Pelican Lake	Pelican Lake, South,	Crow Wing County	carry-in · natural ramp
Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach	Upper Whitefish Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 25 trailer spaces · restroom
Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach	Whitefish Lake, Pig Bay Public Water Access	Ideal Township	carry-in
North Long Lake	North Long Lake, Merrifield	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 32 trailer spaces · restroom
North Long Lake	North Long Lake (S)	Crow Wing County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 2 trailer spaces
North Long Lake	North Long Lake (NW)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces · restroom
Lake Edward	Edwards Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 22 trailer spaces · restroom
Bay Lake	Bay Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 15 trailer spaces · restroom
Cross Lake	Cross Lake #2	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 35 trailer spaces · restroom
Cross Lake	Cross Lake #1	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 23 trailer spaces · restroom
Cross Lake	Crosslake Lake Public Water Access	DNR Division of Parks and Trails, Camden State Park	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Platte Lake	Platte Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 15 trailer spaces
Round Lake near Nisswa	Round Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 11 trailer spaces · restroom
Big Trout Lake	Big Trout	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 9 trailer spaces · restroom
South Long Lake	South Long Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 4 trailer spaces · restroom
Lake Hubert	Hubert Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 15 trailer spaces · restroom
Rabbit Lake	Rabbit Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 25 trailer spaces · restroom

All 113 access sites

Lake	Site	Run by	Facilities
Pelican Lake	Pelican Lake, Jones Bay	Crow Wing County	trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 9 trailer spaces · restroom
Pelican Lake	Pelican Lake (NW)	City of Breezy Point	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces · restroom
Pelican Lake	Pelican Lake, Halverson Bay	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 18 trailer spaces · restroom
Pelican Lake	Pelican Lake, South,	Crow Wing County	carry-in · natural ramp
Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach	Upper Whitefish Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 25 trailer spaces · restroom
Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach	Whitefish Lake, Pig Bay Public Water Access	Ideal Township	carry-in
North Long Lake	North Long Lake, Merrifield	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 32 trailer spaces · restroom
North Long Lake	North Long Lake (S)	Crow Wing County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · gravel ramp · 2 trailer spaces
North Long Lake	North Long Lake (NW)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces · restroom
Lake Edward	Edwards Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 22 trailer spaces · restroom
Bay Lake	Bay Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 15 trailer spaces · restroom
Cross Lake	Cross Lake #2	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 35 trailer spaces · restroom
Cross Lake	Cross Lake #1	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 23 trailer spaces · restroom
Cross Lake	Crosslake Lake Public Water Access	DNR Division of Parks and Trails, Camden State Park	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Platte Lake	Platte Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 15 trailer spaces
Round Lake near Nisswa	Round Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 11 trailer spaces · restroom
Big Trout Lake	Big Trout	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 9 trailer spaces · restroom
South Long Lake	South Long Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 4 trailer spaces · restroom
Lake Hubert	Hubert Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 15 trailer spaces · restroom
Rabbit Lake	Rabbit Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 25 trailer spaces · restroom
Serpent Lake	Serpent Lake (W)	City of Crosby	trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 2 docks · 13 trailer spaces · restroom
Serpent Lake	Serpent Lake (E)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 14 trailer spaces · restroom
Borden Lake	Borden Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 22 trailer spaces · restroom
Horseshoe Lake near Breezy Point	Horseshoe Lake, Sandbar	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Clearwater Lake	Clearwater Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces
Upper Mission Lake	Upper Mission Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 9 trailer spaces
Upper South Long Lake	Upper South Long Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom
Lower Mission Lake	Lower Mission Lake (W)	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces · restroom
Lower Mission Lake	Lower Mission Lake (SE)	DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Lake Emily	Emily Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 20 trailer spaces · restroom
Ossawinnamakee Lake	Ossawinnamakee Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces · restroom
Nokay Lake	Nokay Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces
Lower Hay Lake	Lower Hay Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 20 trailer spaces · restroom
Ruth Lake	Ruth Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces · restroom
Upper Hay Lake	Upper Hay Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Lower Cullen Lake	Lower Cullen Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 13 trailer spaces · restroom
Camp Lake	Camp Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 14 trailer spaces · restroom
Red Sand Lake	Red Sand Lake	Crow Wing County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Ross Lake	Ross Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces
Crooked Lake near Garrison (463 acres)	Crooked Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 4 trailer spaces
Sibley Lake	Sibley Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 7 trailer spaces
Gladstone Lake	Gladstone Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom
Mitchell Lake	Mitchell Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 7 trailer spaces
Rice Lake near Brainerd (418 acres)	Rice Lake , Lum Park	City of Brainerd	trailer launch · 2 ramps · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 18 trailer spaces · restroom
White Sand Lake	White Sand Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom
Lizzie Lake	Lizzie Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 8 trailer spaces
Middle Cullen Lake	Middle Cullen Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces · restroom
Bass Lake near Riverton	Bass Lake, Turkey	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	carry-in · natural ramp · 8 trailer spaces
Goodrich Lake	Goodrich Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Crow Wing Lake	Crow Wing Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Lower Dean Lake	Dean Lake	DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Gilbert Lake	Gilbert Lake	Crow Wing County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 2 trailer spaces
Greer Lake	Greer Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces · restroom
Eagle Lake near Fifty Lakes	Eagle Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces
Pine Lake near Crosslake	Pine Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Adney Lake	Adney Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces
Clark Lake	Clark Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Whipple Lake	Whipple Lake	City of Baxter	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces · restroom
Kego Lake	Kego Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Bass Lake near Trommald	Bass Lake, Mission	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 11 trailer spaces
Dolney Lake	Dolney Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Little Pelican Lake	Little Pelican Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 6 trailer spaces
Perch Lake near Baxter	Perch Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 7 trailer spaces
Upper Dean Lake	Upper Dean Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces
Dahler Lake	Dahler Lake	City of Emily	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 2 trailer spaces
East Fox Lake	East Fox Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Rogers Lake	Roger Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces
Island Lake near Emily (240 acres)	Island Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces
Clear Lake	Clear Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 4 trailer spaces
Nisswa Lake	Nisswa Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 3 trailer spaces · restroom
Black Bear Lake	Black Bear Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces
Stark Lake	Stark Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 5 trailer spaces
Lougee Lake	Lougee Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Clamshell Lake	Clamshell Lake	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 22 trailer spaces · restroom
Silver Lake	Silver Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Rock Lake near Harding	Rock Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Black Hoof Lake	Blackhoof Lake	DNR Division of Forestry	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces
Kimball Lake	Kimball Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces
Wolf Lake near Riverton	Wolf Lake	Crow Wing County	carry-in · natural ramp
Partridge Lake	Partridge Lake	City of Garrison	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp
O'Brien Lake	O'Brien Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 3 trailer spaces · restroom
Sebie Lake	Sebie Lake	Crow Wing County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces
Erskine Lake	Erskine Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom
Little Rabbit Lake	Little Rabbit Lake, #1	Irondale Township	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 7 trailer spaces
Little Rabbit Lake	Little Rabbit Lake, Rowe Rd	Crow Wing County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces · restroom
Perry Lake	Perry Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces
East Twin Lake near Pequot Lakes	East Twin Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces
Rice Lake near Garrison	Rice Lake, Hesitatio	DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Lake Edna	Edna Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom
Portsmouth Mine	Portsmouth Pit	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces · restroom
Duck Lake near Crosslake	Duck Lake, Cross/Duck	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · restroom
Duck Lake near Emily	Duck Lake (N)	DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp
West Twin Lake near Pequot Lakes	West Twin Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 5 trailer spaces
Smokey Hollow Lake	Smokey Hollow Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 5 trailer spaces
Fawn Lake near Riverton	Fawn Lake	Crow Wing County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 2 trailer spaces
Sagamore Mine	Sagamore Pit	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · restroom
Trout Lake	Trout Lake	City of Emily	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Black Lake	Black Lake	Crow Wing County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 3 trailer spaces
Huntington Mine	Huntington Pit	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	carry-in · natural ramp · restroom
Clinker Lake	Clinker Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 4 trailer spaces
Twin Lakes near Aitkin	Twin Lake	Ross Lake Township	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Little Black Hoof Lake	Little Black Hoof Lake	Irondale Township	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Pennington Mine	Pennington Pit	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · concrete ramp · 1 dock · 12 trailer spaces · restroom
Loon Lake near Deerwood	Loon Lake	Crow Wing County	carry-in · natural ramp
Hay Lake near Riverton (52 acres)	Hay Lake	Irondale Township	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 2 trailer spaces
Grass Lake near Breezy Point	Grass Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Allen Lake	Allen Lake	DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 5 trailer spaces
Manuel Mine	Manuel Pit Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 1 trailer spaces
Birchdale Lake	Birchdale Lake	DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Butternut Lake	Butternut Lake	Crow Wing County	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 1 trailer spaces
Pleasant Lake	Pleasant Lake	DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife	carry-in · 1 ramp · natural ramp
Strawberry Lake	Strawberry Lake	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	trailer launch · 1 ramp · natural ramp · 6 trailer spaces
Yawkey Mine	Yawkey Pit	DNR Division of Parks and Trails	carry-in · natural ramp

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 138 lakes in Crow Wing County: walleye in 84, northern pike in 133, largemouth bass in 132 and muskellunge in 4. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 66 lakes stocked here between 2016 and 2025, 598 stockings in all. Walleye went into 52 lakes. In 2025, the latest year on record, 47 lakes were stocked.

Game fish	Lakes	Largest lakes where recorded
Walleye	84	Pelican Lake · Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach · North Long Lake · Lake Edward · Bay Lake and 79 more
Northern pike	133	Pelican Lake · Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach · North Long Lake · Lake Edward · Bay Lake and 128 more
Muskellunge	4	Round Lake near Nisswa · Borden Lake · Mitchell Lake · Rice Lake near Brainerd (418 acres)
Largemouth bass	132	Pelican Lake · Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach · North Long Lake · Lake Edward · Bay Lake and 127 more
Smallmouth bass	38	Pelican Lake · Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach · North Long Lake · Bay Lake · Cross Lake and 33 more
Black crappie	124	Pelican Lake · Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach · North Long Lake · Lake Edward · Bay Lake and 119 more
Bluegill	136	Pelican Lake · Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach · North Long Lake · Lake Edward · Bay Lake and 131 more
Yellow perch	124	Pelican Lake · Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach · North Long Lake · Lake Edward · Bay Lake and 119 more
Lake trout	3	Big Trout Lake · Sagamore Mine · Yawkey Mine
Rainbow trout	6	Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Mine · Portsmouth Mine · Sagamore Mine · Huntington Mine · Pennington Mine and 1 more

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

2025: 80 stockings, 19,674,362 fish in 47 lakes.

2025STOCKED2,000,000 walleye fry, Pelican Lake

2025STOCKED61,069 walleye fingerlings, Pelican Lake

2025STOCKED10,484 walleye fingerlings, Pelican Lake

2025STOCKED5,000,000 walleye fry, Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach

2025STOCKED3,900,000 walleye fry, North Long Lake

2025STOCKED2,000,000 walleye fry, Lake Edward

2025STOCKED1,000,000 walleye fry, Bay Lake

2025STOCKED880,000 walleye fry, Cross Lake

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 72 lakes in Crow Wing County: zebra mussel in 64, Eurasian watermilfoil in 17, starry stonewort in 2 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	64	Pelican Lake · Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach · North Long Lake · Lake Edward · Bay Lake · Cross Lake and 58 more
Eurasian watermilfoil	17	North Long Lake · Bay Lake · Clearwater Lake · Upper Mission Lake · Upper South Long Lake · Lower Mission Lake and 11 more
Starry stonewort	2	Rush-Hen Lake · Middle Cullen Lake
Faucet snail	1	South Long Lake

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

Lake pages in Crow Wing County

29 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.

Adney Lake310 acres · 27 ft Bay Lake2,330 acres · 74 ft Big Trout Lake1,366 acres · 128 ft Borden Lake1,011 acres · 84 ft Cross Lake1,815 acres · 84 ft Goodrich Lake382 acres · 35 ft Greer Lake354 acres · 36 ft Horseshoe Lake near Breezy Point922 acres · 56 ft Lake Edward2,628 acres · 75 ft Lake Emily721 acres · 13 ft Lake Hubert1,301 acres · 83 ft Lower Hay Lake700 acres · 100 ft Lower Mission Lake732 acres · 27 ft Nisswa Lake219 acres · 23 ft North Long Lake6,190 acres · 97 ft Pelican Lake8,367 acres · 104 ft Platte Lake1,663 acres · 23 ft Rabbit Lake1,205 acres · 337 ft Red Sand Lake521 acres · 23 ft Ruth Lake599 acres · 39 ft Serpent Lake1,116 acres · 65 ft Sibley Lake444 acres · 40 ft South Long Lake1,309 acres · 47 ft Upper Hay Lake596 acres · 42 ft Upper Mission Lake882 acres · 36 ft Upper South Long Lake804 acres · 47 ft West Fox Lake449 acres · 55 ft White Sand Lake415 acres · 27 ft Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach7,714 acres · 138 ft

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

Alerts

Common questions

How many lakes are in Crow Wing County, Minnesota?

570 lakes of 10 acres or more, 380 of them named, in Minnesota DNR hydrography. Smaller ponds are not counted.

What is the largest lake in Crow Wing County?

Pelican Lake, at 8,367 acres.

What is the deepest lake in Crow Wing County?

Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Mine, 525 ft at its deepest point by Minnesota DNR survey.

Which lake in Crow Wing County has the clearest water?

Huntington Mine, with measured Secchi readings averaging about 38 ft.

Which Crow Wing County lakes have public access?

Minnesota DNR lists public water access sites on Pelican Lake, Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach, North Long Lake, Lake Edward, Bay Lake, Cross Lake, Platte Lake, Round Lake near Nisswa and 94 more.

Which Crow Wing County lakes have walleye?

Minnesota DNR surveys have recorded walleye in 84 lakes here, the largest Pelican Lake, Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach, North Long Lake, Lake Edward, Bay Lake and Cross Lake.

Which Crow Wing County lakes have zebra mussels?

Minnesota DNR lists zebra mussels for 63 named lakes here, the largest Pelican Lake, Whitefish Lake near Manhattan Beach, North Long Lake, Lake Edward, Bay Lake and Cross Lake.