---
type: lake
name: "Deer Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Oshawa (Cass)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 45
latitude: 46.73698
longitude: -94.64609
lake_score: 41
dnr_lake_id: "11044600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/deer-lake
---

# Deer Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Oshawa (Cass)

- **Surface Area**: 45 acres
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 41/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Deer Lake is a 45-acre lake near Oshawa (Cass) in Cass County, Minnesota. It has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

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**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Spider Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/spider-lake) - 4.7 miles, 145 acres
- [Pine Mountain Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/pine-mountain-lake) - 8 miles, 1,617 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/long-lake-backus) - 8.3 miles, 142 acres
- [Bowen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/bowen-lake) - 8.9 miles, 182 acres
- [Tripp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/tripp-lake) - 9.7 miles, 156 acres
- [Lind Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lind-lake) - 9.9 miles, 440 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.73698,-94.64609)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11044600)
- [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/deer-lake)*