---
type: lake
name: "Ten Mile Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Hackensack"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 5080
max_depth_ft: 208
latitude: 46.97058
longitude: -94.57275
lake_score: 73
dnr_lake_id: "11041300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/ten-mile-lake
---

# Ten Mile Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Hackensack

- **Surface Area**: 5,080 acres
- **Max Depth**: 208 ft
- **Average Depth**: 52 ft
- **Shoreline**: 24.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 17.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 73/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ten Mile Lake is a 5,080-acre lake near Hackensack in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 208 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 52 feet, and has roughly 24.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 17.4 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 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 2024.

There are 3 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 25, based on 38 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **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, Tullibee (Cisco), Lake Whitefish, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 25
- **Years of record**: 38
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-29
- **Latest**: 1996-05-18

## Nearby Lakes

- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/birch-lake) - 2.6 miles, 1,267 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/bass-lake) - 2.7 miles, 278 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/portage-lake-hackensack) - 2.9 miles, 277 acres
- [Little Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-bass-lake-akeley) - 3 miles, 114 acres
- [Stony Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/stony-lake) - 3.9 miles, 563 acres
- [Howard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/howard-lake) - 4.1 miles, 386 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.97058,-94.57275)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11041300)
- [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/ten-mile-lake)*