---
type: lake
name: "Stony Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Hackensack"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 563
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 46.96704
longitude: -94.4894
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "11037100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/stony-lake
---

# Stony Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Hackensack

- **Surface Area**: 563 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 22.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Stony Lake is a 563-acre lake near Hackensack in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 22.8 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 22, based on 53 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**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **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, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 22
- **Years of record**: 53
- **Earliest**: 2024-04-03
- **Latest**: 2008-05-09

## Nearby Lakes

- [Larson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/larson-lake) - 1.7 miles, 194 acres
- [Little Webb Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-webb-lake) - 2.7 miles, 226 acres
- [Diamond Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/diamond-lake) - 2.8 miles, 77 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/birch-lake) - 3.5 miles, 1,267 acres
- [Poquet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/poquet-lake) - 3.6 miles, 145 acres
- [Webb Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/webb-lake) - 3.6 miles, 720 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.96704,-94.4894)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11037100)
- [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/stony-lake)*