---
type: lake
name: "Cross Lake"
county: "Carlton"
nearest_town: "Cromwell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 107
max_depth_ft: 23
latitude: 46.72367
longitude: -92.89217
lake_score: 47
dnr_lake_id: "09006200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/cross-lake
---

# Cross Lake

Lake in Carlton County, Minnesota, near Cromwell

- **Surface Area**: 107 acres
- **Max Depth**: 23 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 47/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cross Lake is a 107-acre lake near Cromwell in Carlton County, Minnesota. It reaches 23 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2009.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface).

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2009
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bowfin, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Upper (North) Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/upper-north-island-lake) - 2.7 miles, 114 acres
- [Heikkila Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/heikkila-lake) - 3.6 miles, 107 acres
- [Lower (South) Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/lower-south-island-lake) - 3.9 miles, 320 acres
- [Prairie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/prairie-lake) - 4.7 miles, 794 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/eagle-lake) - 5.6 miles, 389 acres
- [Tamarack Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/tamarack-lake) - 6.4 miles, 235 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.72367,-92.89217)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=09006200)
- [All lakes in Carlton County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/cross-lake)*