---
type: lake
name: "Upper Trelipe Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Longville"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 421
max_depth_ft: 69
latitude: 46.97599
longitude: -94.03519
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "11010500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/upper-trelipe-lake
---

# Upper Trelipe Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Longville

- **Surface Area**: 421 acres
- **Max Depth**: 69 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper Trelipe Lake is a 421-acre lake near Longville in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 69 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## 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), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-bass-lake) - 1.6 miles, 136 acres
- [Lower Trelipe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lower-trelipe-lake) - 2 miles, 618 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/island-lake) - 3.3 miles, 358 acres
- [Mitten Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/mitten-lake) - 3.4 miles, 113 acres
- [Thunder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/thunder-lake) - 3.4 miles, 1,347 acres
- [Twenty-Six Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/twenty-six-lake) - 4.2 miles, 109 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.97599,-94.03519)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11010500)
- [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/upper-trelipe-lake)*