---
type: lake
name: "Upper Cormorant Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Lake Park"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 974
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 46.78234
longitude: -96.12991
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "03058800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/upper-cormorant-lake
---

# Upper Cormorant Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Lake Park

- **Surface Area**: 974 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 12.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper Cormorant Lake is a 974-acre lake near Lake Park in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 12.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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. 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 22, based on 11 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**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, 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 22
- **Years of record**: 11
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-29
- **Latest**: 2022-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rossman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/rossman-lake) - 0.9 miles, 273 acres
- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/turtle-lake) - 2 miles, 196 acres
- [Middle Cormorant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/middle-cormorant-lake) - 2 miles, 373 acres
- [Bijou Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bijou-lake) - 2.8 miles, 225 acres
- [Stakke Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/stakke-lake) - 3.3 miles, 497 acres
- [Big Cormorant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/big-cormorant-lake) - 3.5 miles, 3,657 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.78234,-96.12991)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03058800)
- [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/upper-cormorant-lake)*