---
type: lake
name: "Brockway Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Backus"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 180
max_depth_ft: 17
latitude: 46.81682
longitude: -94.43453
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "11036600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/brockway-lake
---

# Brockway Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Backus

- **Surface Area**: 180 acres
- **Max Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Brockway Lake is an 180-acre lake near Backus in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 17 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.8 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

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

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sanborn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/sanborn-lake) - 1.4 miles, 220 acres
- [Hattie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/hattie-lake) - 2 miles, 588 acres
- [Lind Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lind-lake) - 2 miles, 440 acres
- [Rainy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/rainy-lake) - 2.1 miles, 129 acres
- [Bowen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/bowen-lake) - 2.7 miles, 182 acres
- [Big Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/big-portage-lake) - 2.7 miles, 902 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.81682,-94.43453)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11036600)
- [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/brockway-lake)*