Cross Lake Reservoir

Details

DNR lake ID

18031200

County

Crow Wing

Surface area

1,815 acres

Maximum depth

84 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

879 acres, 48% of the lake

Shoreline

21.9 miles

Average water clarity

16.5 feet (Secchi disk, 7 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Cross Lake

Latest DNR fish survey

September 2024, targeted survey

Surveys on record

16, since 1984

Game fish caught in the 2024 survey

walleye 1

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, northern sunfish, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 26 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye fry (880,000)

Stocked in 2024

walleye yearlings (3,250); walleye fry (880,000); walleye fingerlings (1,597)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fingerlings (938); walleye fry (880,000)

Stocking years on record

10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Cross Lake #2 Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 35 trailer spaces, toilet, run by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Cross Lake #1 Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 23 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Crosslake Lake Public Water Access

trailer launch, natural ramp, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Infested waters list

zebra mussel

Special regulation, Whitefish Chain including connected Cross Lake Reservoir, Lower Hay, Arrowhead, Bertha, Clamshell, Big Trout, Pig, Island-Loon, Rush-Hen, Dagget, and Little Pine lakes

Crappie, Sunfish: Daily limit five.

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.