---
type: lake
name: "Lake Wabedo"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Longville"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1226
max_depth_ft: 95
latitude: 46.90816
longitude: -94.21948
lake_score: 74
dnr_lake_id: "11017100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lake-wabedo
---

# Lake Wabedo

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Longville

- **Surface Area**: 1,226 acres
- **Max Depth**: 95 ft
- **Shoreline**: 11.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 74/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Wabedo is a 1,226-acre lake near Longville in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 95 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 11.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.7 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and black crappie. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to northern pike and walleye, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. Ice typically goes out around April 20, based on 18 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**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Northern Pike**: All from 24-36" must be immediately released. Possession limit three, only one over 36".
- **Walleye**: All from 18-26" must be immediately released. One over 26" allowed in possession. Possession limit four.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 20
- **Years of record**: 18
- **Earliest**: 2016-04-03
- **Latest**: 2022-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Hunter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/hunter-lake) - 1.2 miles, 182 acres
- [Mule Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/mule-lake) - 2.1 miles, 525 acres
- [Little Boy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-boy-lake) - 2.7 miles, 1,452 acres
- [Hay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/hay-lake) - 3.9 miles, 364 acres
- [Blackwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/blackwater-lake) - 4 miles, 771 acres
- [Cooper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/cooper-lake) - 4.1 miles, 133 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.90816,-94.21948)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11017100)
- [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/lake-wabedo)*