4 miles northeast of New Prague
Scott County, Minnesota · 44.5902° N, 93.5235° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:14 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Cedar Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of Cedar Lake in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 400 tiger muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: tiger muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 890 walleye yearlings.
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 Cedar Lake was in August 2021: 4 gill nets and 11 trap nets caught 11 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2002 6.0 · 2003 16 · 2008 0.1 · 2015 2.6 · 2021 12
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1999 117 · 2002 118 · 2008 160 · 2015 11 · 2021 23
Walleye: 65 measured, 10 to 25 in, half 12 in or longer; average 0.84 lb, below normal (normal 0.9–1.9 lb).
Largemouth bass: 6 measured, 5 to 20 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, above normal (normal 0.4–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 1,214 measured, 5 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.19 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 268 measured, 3 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.33 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Yellow perch: 60 measured, 7 to 13 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.46 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.4 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, brown bullhead, common carp, golden shiner, 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 2 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2006–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Cedar Lake is 13 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 793 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Cedar Lake (E) Public Water Access Site; Cedar Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of it in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 400 tiger muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2021 standard survey caught 11 species, most often black crappie, bluegill, walleye and yellow perch.
About 4% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.