---
type: lake
name: "Big Deep Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Hackensack"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 536
max_depth_ft: 107
latitude: 46.91018
longitude: -94.38449
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "11027700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/big-deep-lake
---

# Big Deep Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Hackensack

- **Surface Area**: 536 acres
- **Max Depth**: 107 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Big Deep Lake is a 536-acre lake near Hackensack in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 107 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 1995.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 1995
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Trillium Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/trillium-lake) - 1.5 miles, 155 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/long-lake-hackensack) - 2 miles, 246 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/sand-lake-longville) - 2.1 miles, 41 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/sand-lake) - 2.2 miles, 149 acres
- [Widow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/widow-lake) - 2.5 miles, 198 acres
- [Deep Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/deep-portage-lake) - 2.8 miles, 129 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.91018,-94.38449)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11027700)
- [All lakes in Cass County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/big-deep-lake)*