---
type: lake
name: "Swift Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Remer"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 357
max_depth_ft: 52
latitude: 47.09596
longitude: -94.083
lake_score: 39
dnr_lake_id: "11013300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/swift-lake
---

# Swift Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Remer

- **Surface Area**: 357 acres
- **Max Depth**: 52 ft
- **Average Depth**: 14 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 39/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Swift Lake is a 357-acre lake near Remer in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 52 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 14 feet, and has roughly 5.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Crappie**: Daily limit five.
- **Sunfish**: Daily limit 10.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lomish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lomish-lake) - 2.7 miles, 305 acres
- [Boy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/boy-lake) - 3.2 miles, 3,308 acres
- [Mabel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/mabel-lake) - 3.3 miles, 184 acres
- [Little Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-sand-lake) - 5.2 miles, 413 acres
- [Big Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/big-sand-lake) - 5.7 miles, 731 acres
- [Town Line Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/town-line-lake) - 6 miles, 698 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.09596,-94.083)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11013300)
- [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/swift-lake)*