---
type: lake
name: "Long Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Hackensack"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 246
max_depth_ft: 37
latitude: 46.88797
longitude: -94.3557
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "11025800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/long-lake-hackensack
---

# Long Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Hackensack

- **Surface Area**: 246 acres
- **Max Depth**: 37 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Long Lake is a 246-acre lake near Hackensack in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 37 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/sand-lake) - 1.2 miles, 149 acres
- [Ponto Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/ponto-lake) - 1.4 miles, 388 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/island-lake-longville) - 1.4 miles, 184 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/sand-lake-longville) - 1.6 miles, 41 acres
- [Big Deep Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/big-deep-lake) - 2 miles, 536 acres
- [Deep Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/deep-portage-lake) - 2.1 miles, 129 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.88797,-94.3557)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11025800)
- [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/long-lake-hackensack)*