Cedar Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

01020900

County

Aitkin

Surface area

1,726 acres

Maximum depth

105 feet

Mean depth

28 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

405 acres, 23% of the lake

Shoreline

27.6 miles

Average water clarity

10.9 feet (Secchi disk, 35 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

August 2025, targeted survey

Surveys on record

20, since 1981

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 28 other species

Stocked in 2025

muskellunge fingerlings (429); muskellunge yearlings (81); walleye fingerlings (10,835)

Stocked in 2024

muskellunge fingerlings (405); walleye fingerlings (581); walleye yearlings (9,607)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fingerlings (6,849)

Stocking years on record

10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Cedar Lake Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 15 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife

Infested waters list

zebra mussel

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested

Size

500 to 1,999 acres

Deepest point

60 feet or more

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
  Checked September 24, 2026

Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.