at Pine City
Pine County, Minnesota · 45.8525° N, 92.9441° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:20 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Cross Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 28 stockings of Cross Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 100 muskellunge yearlings. Species stocked: muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 4,460 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 Cross Lake was in June 2018: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 23 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in May 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2000 0.5 · 2005 0.6 · 2010 0.8 · 2014 0.3 · 2018 0.6
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2000 11 · 2005 5.8 · 2010 10 · 2014 14 · 2018 8.1
Walleye: 64 measured, 5 to 22 in, half 10 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 24 measured, 12 to 35 in, half 23 in or longer; average 3.4 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Mue: 7 measured, 10 to 11 in, half 11 in or longer.
Lmb: 15 measured, 4 to 19 in, half 15 in or longer.
Smb: 10 measured, 7 to 14 in, half 9 in or longer.
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, channel catfish, chestnut lamprey, common carp, freshwater drum, golden shiner, lake sturgeon, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 18 Jun 2018, 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 5 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2010–2018.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Cross Lake is 30 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 925 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Snake River, Cross Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 28 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 100 muskellunge yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2018 standard survey caught 23 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, yellow perch and channel catfish.
About 73% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.