---
type: lake
name: "Little Cormorant Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Audubon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1067
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 46.80974
longitude: -96.01429
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "03050600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/little-cormorant-lake
---

# Little Cormorant Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Audubon

- **Surface Area**: 1,067 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Average Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 24.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Cormorant Lake is a 1,067-acre lake near Audubon in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 17 feet, and has roughly 24.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to black crappie, sunfish, and walleye, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 13, based on 17 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Black Crappie**: Minimum size limit 10". Daily limit five.
- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.
- **Walleye**: Minimum size limit 17".

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 13
- **Years of record**: 17
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-22
- **Latest**: 2013-05-10

## Nearby Lakes

- [Leif Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/leif-lake) - 1.5 miles, 521 acres
- [Marshall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/marshall-lake) - 2.3 miles, 191 acres
- [Big Cormorant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/big-cormorant-lake) - 3.7 miles, 3,657 acres
- [Pearl Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/pearl-lake) - 4.2 miles, 280 acres
- [Maud Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/maud-lake) - 4.4 miles, 517 acres
- [Boyer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/boyer-lake) - 4.5 miles, 438 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.80974,-96.01429)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03050600)
- [All lakes in Becker County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/little-cormorant-lake)*