---
type: lake
name: "Man Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Hackensack"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 491
max_depth_ft: 93
latitude: 46.9729
longitude: -94.34312
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "11028200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/man-lake
---

# Man Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Hackensack

- **Surface Area**: 491 acres
- **Max Depth**: 93 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Man Lake is a 491-acre lake near Hackensack in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 93 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.9 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface).

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Barnum Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/barnum-lake) - 0.9 miles, 151 acres
- [McKeown Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/mckeown-lake) - 1 miles, 168 acres
- [Baby Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/baby-lake) - 1.2 miles, 737 acres
- [Moccasin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/moccasin-lake) - 1.7 miles, 272 acres
- [Child Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/child-lake) - 1.8 miles, 285 acres
- [Kid Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/kid-lake) - 2.4 miles, 168 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.9729,-94.34312)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11028200)
- [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/man-lake)*