3 miles south of Burnsville
Dakota County, Minnesota · 44.7221° N, 93.2667° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:58 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Crystal Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of Crystal Lake in 6 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 400 tiger muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: tiger muskellunge.
Latest: 2025: 400 tiger muskellunge 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 Crystal Lake was in July 2023: 4 gill nets and 8 trap nets caught 13 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in September 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1990 1.0 · 1995 0.2 · 2000 0.2 · 2023 1.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2000 46 · 2005 485 · 2011 48 · 2017 18 · 2023 30
Walleye: 7 measured, 8 to 19 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, normal (normal 1.1–2.6 lb).
Northern pike: 10 measured, 14 to 36 in, half 23 in or longer; average 4.6 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 18 measured, 7 to 15 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.72 lb, normal (normal 0.4–1.1 lb).
Black crappie: 52 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.34 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 481 measured, 3 to 7 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.12 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, tiger muskellunge, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 11 Jul 2023, 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 11 ft: the Secchi depth across 2 readings, 2021–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Crystal Lake is 37 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 293 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Crystal Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 400 tiger muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2023 standard survey caught 13 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, pumpkinseed and hybrid sunfish.
About 39% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.