---
type: lake
name: "Rainy Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Backus"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 129
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 46.84472
longitude: -94.45061
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "11035600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/rainy-lake
---

# Rainy Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Backus

- **Surface Area**: 129 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rainy Lake is a 129-acre lake near Backus in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 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. Ice typically goes out around April 15, based on 27 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 15
- **Years of record**: 27
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-30
- **Latest**: 1996-05-03

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sanborn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/sanborn-lake) - 0.9 miles, 220 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/horseshoe-lake) - 1.2 miles, 260 acres
- [Big Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/big-portage-lake) - 1.7 miles, 902 acres
- [Ox Yoke Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/ox-yoke-lake) - 1.8 miles, 185 acres
- [Lind Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lind-lake) - 2.1 miles, 440 acres
- [Brockway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/brockway-lake) - 2.1 miles, 180 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.84472,-94.45061)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11035600)
- [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/rainy-lake)*